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Ecology of Ammodytes tobianus
 
Main Ref. Reay, P.J., 1986
Remarks Feeds on phytoplankton and zooplankton (Ref. 4674). Found in inshore waters, rarely offshore. Alternates between lying buried in the sand and swimming in schools in the water mass.

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 Ammodytes tobianus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Reay, P.J., 1986
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Reay, P.J., 1986
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.08 0.07 Troph of adults from 2 studies.
From individual food items 3.16 0.32 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Bogorov, V.G., B.P. Manteifel and A.E. Pavlova, 1939
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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