Ecology of Sardinella fimbriata
 
Main Ref. Jeyaseelan, M.J.P., 1998
Remarks Eggs and pro-larvae occur only in marine. Certain post larval and early juvenile stages occur occasionally in mangrove estuaries. Adults mainly marine. Infested by the isopod Nerocila depressa (Ref. 124798).

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 Sardinella fimbriata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Jeyaseelan, M.J.P., 1998
Feeding habit selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref. Jeyaseelan, M.J.P., 1998
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.70 0.30 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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