Ecology of Mylopharyngodon piceus
 
Main Ref. Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Remarks Bottom-feeders that predominantly prey on snails and bivalve mollusks (Ref. 55930). Larval and small juvenile feed mostly on zooplankton and aquatic insects, shifting to a diet of mollusks as they grow and their pharyngeal teeth become more developed (Ref. 55930). Use their pharyngeal mill to crush the hard shells and expose the soft parts for digestion. A gape-limited predator because its mouth diameter, or gape, essentially determines the maximum size of mollusks it can consume (Ref. 55930).

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 Mylopharyngodon piceus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Halwart, M. and M.V. Gupta, 2004

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
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
From individual food items 3.19 0.44 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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