Ecology Summary - Crenicichla ploegi

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Main Ref.	Varella, H.R., M.V. Loeb, Lima F.C.T. and S.O. Kullander, 2018
Remarks	Found a variety of aquatic habitats, mostly in streams and mid-sized rivers; type locality an exception, being a large river pool, more than 100 meters wide; streams and rivers inhabited by C. ploegi possess clear water, a moderate to fast water flow, and rocky bottoms, usually with well-developed riparian forest; also found in rivers with highly disturbed or suppressed riparian forest (Ref. 119086).

Main Ref.

Varella, H.R., M.V. Loeb, Lima F.C.T. and S.O. Kullander, 2018

Remarks

Found a variety of aquatic habitats, mostly in streams and mid-sized rivers; type locality an exception, being a large river pool, more than 100 meters wide; streams and rivers inhabited by C. ploegi possess clear water, a moderate to fast water flow, and rocky bottoms, usually with well-developed riparian forest; also found in rivers with highly disturbed or suppressed riparian forest (Ref. 119086).

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 Crenicichla ploegi may be found.

Habitat

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Feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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