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Ecology of Scomberoides commersonnianus
 
Main Ref. Salini, J.P., D.T. Brewer and S.J.M. Blaber, 1998
Remarks Found inshore (Ref. 75154). Juveniles and/or adults are found in mangrove creeks (Ref. 121464). Pelagic-coastal. Occasionally enters estuaries but known to be intolerant of low salinity waters and high turbidity. Forms small groups above coral reefs and around offshore islands. Predator. Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Known host to tapeworm and roundworm larvae (Ref. 9773).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Scomberoides commersonnianus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Salini, J.P., D.T. Brewer and S.J.M. Blaber, 1998
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Griffiths, S.P., G.C. Fry and T.D. van der Velde, 2005
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.48 0.80
From individual food items 4.36 0.45 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Salini, J.P., D.T. Brewer and S.J.M. Blaber, 1998
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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