Ecology Summary - Apistogramma psammophila

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Main Ref.	Staeck, W. and I. Schindler, 2019
Remarks	Found and collected at a distance of several meters from the exposed sandy beach. The site is a typical blackwater habitat with clear, very acidic and extremely soft, tea-colored water. The following data were collected at the locations in different years: pH 4.1-4.5; maximum electrical conductivity 10 µS/cm; total and temporary hardness <1 °dH (degrees of hardness); water temp 27.3-29.4 °C (Ref. 119677).

Main Ref.

Staeck, W. and I. Schindler, 2019

Remarks

Found and collected at a distance of several meters from the exposed sandy beach. The site is a typical blackwater habitat with clear, very acidic and extremely soft, tea-colored water. The following data were collected at the locations in different years: pH 4.1-4.5; maximum electrical conductivity 10 µS/cm; total and temporary hardness <1 °dH (degrees of hardness); water temp 27.3-29.4 °C (Ref. 119677).

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 Apistogramma psammophila may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Staeck, W. and I. Schindler, 2019
Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

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Feeding habit
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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
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