Ecology Summary - Nematalosa erebi

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Main Ref.	Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
Remarks	Both larval and juvenile bony bream are pelagic (Ref. 26397). Juveniles feed on zooplankton initially then at 5-6 cm length, they switch to a diet of detritus and algae (Ref. 26401). The young are often found near macrophytes and other submerged terrestial vegetation. During the day, they are found in groups in shallow backwaters or bays (Ref. 26399). Adults in general, live in a variety of habitats including shallow backwaters and artesian bones, over mud, clay, and sand. Also floodplain, lagoons, main river channels, and sandy lowland creeks in still or flowing water or clear to very turbid waters. Adults prefer open water (Ref. 6390).

Main Ref.

Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985

Remarks

Both larval and juvenile bony bream are pelagic (Ref. 26397). Juveniles feed on zooplankton initially then at 5-6 cm length, they switch to a diet of detritus and algae (Ref. 26401). The young are often found near macrophytes and other submerged terrestial vegetation. During the day, they are found in groups in shallow backwaters or bays (Ref. 26399). Adults in general, live in a variety of habitats including shallow backwaters and artesian bones, over mud, clay, and sand. Also floodplain, lagoons, main river channels, and sandy lowland creeks in still or flowing water or clear to very turbid waters. Adults prefer open water (Ref. 6390).

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 Nematalosa erebi may be found.

Habitat

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.80	0.29			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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