Ecology of Peristedion cataphractum
 
Main Ref. Bottari, T., M. Dimech, G. Nardone, P. Rinelli and S. Ragonese, 2010
Remarks Occurs in a shelf break front (Ref. 122864). Prefers muddy bottoms of the shelf and upper slope, occasionally on deeper waters (Ref. 86291). Also on rocky bottoms of the shelf (Ref. 122863).

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 Peristedion cataphractum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Bottari, T., M. Dimech, G. Nardone, P. Rinelli and S. Ragonese, 2010
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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