Ecology of Copionodon elysium
 
Main Ref. de Pinna, M., R. Burger and A.M. Zanata, 2018
Remarks Collected in slow-flowing stretches over sold rock bottom or boulders, with riffles and shallow pools ca. 10-30 cm deep and 1-3 m wide, with tea-stained and transparent water. The stomach contents of collected specimens composed mainly of aquatic insects (Trichoptera: larvae of Hydroptilidae and Hydropsychidae; Diptera: larvae of Simuliidae and Chironomidae; adult coleopterans; Plecoptera eggs), filamentous algae, and fragments of adult terrestrial insects (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and numerous sand grains (Ref. 118359).

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 Copionodon elysium may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. de Pinna, M., R. Burger and A.M. Zanata, 2018
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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