Ecology of Arrhamphus krefftii
 
Main Ref. Tibbetts, I.R. and L. Carseldine, 2005
Remarks Showed an ontogenetic trophic shift the smallest individuals are carnivores that pass through a brief period as omnivores before achieving the adult trophic habit of herbivory (Ref. 57260).

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 Arrhamphus krefftii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Tibbetts, I.R. and L. Carseldine, 2005
Feeding habit grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref. Tibbetts, I.R. and L. Carseldine, 2005
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.99 0.33 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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