Ecology of Lethenteron appendix
 
Main Ref. Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
Remarks Adults occur in gravel or sand riffles and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers with strong flow and usually clear water; ammocoetes in sandy or silty pools (Ref. 5723, 10294). Non-parasitic (Ref. 1998).

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 Lethenteron appendix may be found.

Habitat

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

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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