Ecology of Masturus lanceolatus
 
Main Ref. Mundy, B.C., 2005
Remarks Shows qualitatively overlapping diet with the ocean sunfish Mola mola. Its prey items concurs with its feeding bout in the water column and from the offshore benthos. Juveniles are likely benthos feeders. Fishes and cephalopod remains in a single adult stomach suggests its capacity to capture highly maneuverable prey (Ref. 119029).

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 Masturus lanceolatus 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. Bakenhaster, M.D. and J.S. Knight-Gray, 2016
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.82 0.61 Troph of adults.
From individual food items 3.61 0.43 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Bakenhaster, M.D. and J.S. Knight-Gray, 2016
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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