Ecology Summary - Fundulus diaphanus

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Main Ref.	Yozzo, D.J. and W.E. Odum, 1993
Remarks	Inhabits shallow, quiet margins of lakes, ponds and sluggish streams, usually over sand or mud and often near vegetation. Euryhaline and salinity-tolerant (Ref. 5951). Ostracods, other microcrustaceans and small dipteran larvae, which are components of the invertebrate community associated with the local vegetation, are important to the diet of Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus. This observation supports the popular concept that vegetated aquatic habitats may enhance fish production in estuarine and freshwater habitats by providing an abundant supply of invertebrate prey for larval and juvenile fish consumption (Ref. 42158).

Main Ref.

Yozzo, D.J. and W.E. Odum, 1993

Remarks

Inhabits shallow, quiet margins of lakes, ponds and sluggish streams, usually over sand or mud and often near vegetation. Euryhaline and salinity-tolerant (Ref. 5951). Ostracods, other microcrustaceans and small dipteran larvae, which are components of the invertebrate community associated with the local vegetation, are important to the diet of Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus. This observation supports the popular concept that vegetated aquatic habitats may enhance fish production in estuarine and freshwater habitats by providing an abundant supply of invertebrate prey for larval and juvenile fish consumption (Ref. 42158).

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 Fundulus diaphanus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Associations	schooling;
Associated with
Association remarks	Swims in schools a few inches below surface of water (Ref. 5723).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Yozzo, D.J. and W.E. Odum, 1993
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.30	0.17	3.09	0.25	Troph of adults from 3 studies.
From individual food items	3.18	0.37			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Johnson, J.H. and D.S. Dropkin, 1993

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