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Ecology of Conocara macropterum
 
Main Ref. Crabtree, R.E. and K.J. Sulak, 1986
Remarks Bathydemersal in the Bahamas basins, with capture depths of 1239-2166 m. Found in water temperatures around 2.7 to 5°C. Diet varies depending on fish size - individuals measuring less than 17.5 cm consume crustaceans, copepods, ostracods, polychaetes, while those larger than 17.5 cm consume decapod crustaceans and teleosts ; salps are a principal dietary component for all sizes.

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 Conocara macropterum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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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 3.71 0.51 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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