Ecology Summary - Anostomus brevior

Ecology Summary - Anostomus brevior

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Ecology of Anostomus brevior

Main Ref.	Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
Remarks	Occurs in shallow areas of rivers and creeks, with sandy substrate and a strong current. Feeds on algae. Is relatively abundant and is often found together with Leporinus despaxi, Bryconops affinis and Eigenmania virescens.

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 Anostomus brevior may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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