Ecology of Velifer hypselopterus
 
Main Ref. Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Remarks Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). An isopod, Cymothoa curta, was collected in the buccal cavity of Velifer hypselopterus from the Arafura Sea (Ref 58884). Inhabits deep waters. Demersal. Carnivorous. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 9773).

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 Velifer hypselopterus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref. Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
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 3.50 0.50 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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