Ecology Summary - Melanotaenia longispina
Ecology of Melanotaenia longispina
 
Main Ref. Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud, 2015
Remarks Inhabits rivers flowing through secondary rainforest environment over gravel and sandy bottom, with no aquatic plants and turbid water. Physical water parameters on May 2007 at the type locality: water temperature 28.0°C; pH 7.35; conductivity 368 ?S. Chemical parameters (in mg/L): K: 0.1; Ca: 32.62; Mg: 2.55; Na: 0.29; Mn: 0.0; PO4: 0.1; SO4: 0.61; HCO3: 138; CO3: 0.0; Cl: 2.07; Cd: 0.0; Ni: 0.0 (Ref. 103156).

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 Melanotaenia longispina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud, 2015
Special habitats
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Parasitism

Feeding

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Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
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From diet composition
From individual food items
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(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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