Ecology of Ethmalosa fimbriata
 
Main Ref. Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
Remarks Ethmalosa fimbriata is found in fairly shallow coastal waters, lagoons and estuaries, and sometimes also in lower courses of coastal rivers, even more than 300 km up rivers; euryhaline (Ref. 187, 188, 81269, 81631).

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 Ethmalosa fimbriata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Bainbridge, V., 1963
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Bainbridge, V., 1963
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 2.50 0.00
From individual food items 2.52 0.25 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Nieland, H., 1980
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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