Ecology of Dissostichus eleginoides
 
Main Ref. Mc Kenna, J.E. Jr., 1991
Remarks At 12-15 cm TL, semi-pelagic juveniles become demersal at 150-400 m depth (Ref. 55957). Adults migrate to deeper habitats at depths greater than 1,000 m (Ref. 55957).

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 Dissostichus eleginoides may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Wayland, M.T., C. Sommerville and D.I. Gibson, 1999
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Echinorhynchus longiproboscis; Echinorhynchus petrotschenkoi;
Association remarks Echinorhynchus petrotschenkoiEchinorhynchus georgianus.
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Mc Kenna, J.E. Jr., 1991
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Mc Kenna, J.E. Jr., 1991
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.49 0.78 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 4.41 0.67 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Troccoli, G.H., E. Aguilar, P.A. Martínez and M. Belleggia, 2020
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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