Ecology Summary - Megalops cyprinoides

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Referencia principal	Coates, D., 1987
Observaciones	Adults are generally found at sea, but young inhabit river mouths, inner bays, and mangrove forests. In freshwater, it occurs in rivers, lagoons, lakes, and swampy backwaters (Ref. 2847). Tolerate salinities from 0 to 100. Mainly diurnal (Ref. 7017). Predaceous, feeding mainly on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Breed offshore, possibly throughout the year. Larvae are transparent and resemble larval eels (Ref. 13337). Juveniles commonly enter freshwater (Ref. 48635). Also in Ref. 9137.

Referencia principal

Coates, D., 1987

Observaciones

Adults are generally found at sea, but young inhabit river mouths, inner bays, and mangrove forests. In freshwater, it occurs in rivers, lagoons, lakes, and swampy backwaters (Ref. 2847). Tolerate salinities from 0 to 100. Mainly diurnal (Ref. 7017). Predaceous, feeding mainly on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Breed offshore, possibly throughout the year. Larvae are transparent and resemble larval eels (Ref. 13337). Juveniles commonly enter freshwater (Ref. 48635). Also in Ref. 9137.

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	Estuarios/lagunas/mares salobres mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cuevas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Megalops cyprinoides may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
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Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Referencia
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentación

Tipo De Alimentación	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Coates, D., 1987
Hábito De Alimentación	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Coates, D., 1987

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Muestra original		Población no pescada		Observación
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Observación
De la composición de la dieta	3.48	0.13	3.36	0.61	Troph of juv./adults from 8 studies.
De tipos individuales de alimento	3.91	0.64			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Referencia	Coates, D., 1987

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