Ecology of Maculabatis gerrardi
| Main Ref. | Last, P.R. and L.J.V. Compagno, 1999 |
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| Remarks | Likely confined to the inner continental shelf (Ref. 9840), over sandy and mud bottoms (Ref. 30573). Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Feeds on bottom crustaceans including shrimp, crabs and small lobsters. |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
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| Special habitats Ref. |
Associations
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| Parasitism |
Feeding
| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989 |
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989 |
Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Bemerkung | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 3.73 | 0.55 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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