Ecology of Curimata cyprinoides
 
Main Ref. Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
Remarks Inhabits swamps and feeds on organic debris, benthic organisms and periphyton (Ref. 27188). Has filaments on its palette which play a gustatory role and also functions in mucus secretion which facilitates ingestion of food.

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 Curimata cyprinoides 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. Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Boujard, T., M. Pascal, F.J. Meunier and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1997
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.41 0.17 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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