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Ecology of Dentex macrophthalmus
 
Main Ref. Domanevskaya, M.V. and F.A. Patokina, 1984
Remarks Inhabits rocky or sandy bottoms; individuals descending to greater depths with growth. The stocks migrate seasonally between the coast and deeper waters in accordance with local hydrographic conditions and their life cycle. Feeds mainly on fish and crustaceans; the young on plankton (Ref. 3688). A zoophage which is confined mostly in the shelf zone at depths ranging from 30-250 m (Ref. 9039).

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 Dentex macrophthalmus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref. Unsworth, R.K., L.M. Nordlund and L.C. Cullen-Unsworth, 2018

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Domanevskaya, M.V. and F.A. Patokina, 1984
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Domanevskaya, M.V. and F.A. Patokina, 1984
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.52 0.60
From individual food items 3.45 0.44 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Domanevskaya, M.V. and F.A. Patokina, 1984
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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