Ecology Summary - Chelon ramada

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Main Ref.	Moreira, F., C.A. Assis, P.R. Almeida, J.L. Costa and M.J. Costa, 1992
Remarks	Migratory species (Ref. 51442). The eggs develop in the sea and juveniles colonize the littoral zone and estuaries (Ref. 51442). The adults enter the lower parts of the rivers (Ref. 51442). They live usually inshore, entering lagoons and estuaries and rivers between temperatures 8-24°C. Feed on epiphytic algae, detritus and small benthic or planktonic organisms, pelagic eggs and larvae. Omnivorous fish feeding on the nutrients, animals and plants on the surface of the bottom or rocks (Ref. 51442).

Main Ref.

Moreira, F., C.A. Assis, P.R. Almeida, J.L. Costa and M.J. Costa, 1992

Remarks

Migratory species (Ref. 51442). The eggs develop in the sea and juveniles colonize the littoral zone and estuaries (Ref. 51442). The adults enter the lower parts of the rivers (Ref. 51442). They live usually inshore, entering lagoons and estuaries and rivers between temperatures 8-24°C. Feed on epiphytic algae, detritus and small benthic or planktonic organisms, pelagic eggs and larvae. Omnivorous fish feeding on the nutrients, animals and plants on the surface of the bottom or rocks (Ref. 51442).

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 Chelon ramada may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	FAO EastMed Project, 2013
Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Rochard, E. and P. Elie, 1994
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Rochard, E. and P. Elie, 1994

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.34	0.20			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Blanco, S., S. Romo, M.-J. Villena and S. Martínez, 2003

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