Ecology of Eleginops maclovinus
 
Main Ref. Pavés, H., H. Pequeño, C. Bertrán and L. Vargas, 2005
Remarks Common in littoral, estuarine and tidally influenced riverine environments in southern South America and Malvinas Islands. Feed on estuarine mussels, marine crustaceans, polychaetes (Ref. 56960).

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 Eleginops maclovinus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
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. Pavés, H., H. Pequeño, C. Bertrán and L. Vargas, 2005
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Pavés, H., H. Pequeño, C. Bertrán and L. Vargas, 2005
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.51 0.41 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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