Ecology of Atherinopsis californiensis
 
Main Ref. Barry, J. P., M. M. Yoklavich, G. M. Cailliet, D. A. Ambrose and B. S. Antrim, 1996
Remarks Feeds mainly on zooplankton (Refs. 104310, 104396) and plant material like green algae and diatoms (Ref. 104310). Has variable diet but mainly carnivorous (Ref. 104396).

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 Atherinopsis californiensis 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. Barry, J. P., M. M. Yoklavich, G. M. Cailliet, D. A. Ambrose and B. S. Antrim, 1996
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Horn, M. H., A. K. Gawlicka, D. P. German, E. A. Logothetis, J. W. Cavanagh and K. S. Boyle, 2006
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.33 0.21 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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