Ecology of Etheostoma exile
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Remarks Inhabits vegetated lakes, pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers.

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 Etheostoma exile may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Special habitats vegetation
Special habitats Ref. Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Magnin, É., E. Murawska and A.-M. Clément, 1978
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.52 0.17 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.17 0.38 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Keast, A., 1968
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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