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Ecology of Otolithes ruber
 
Main Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., 1980
Remarks Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Juveniles and/or adults are found in subtidal edge of mud flats and near inshore waters (Ref. 121464). Shallow water shoaling species. Dwells in sheltered bays and estuaries. Tolerates turbid waters and varying salinities. Demersal. Generalist carnivore. Feeds on shrimp, small fishes and squids (Ref. 9773).

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 Otolithes ruber may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Druzhinin, A.D. and N.A. Filatova, 1979
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

Ref.
Associations shoaling;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., 1980
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., 1980
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.60 0.58 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 4.06 0.56 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Nasir, N.A., 2000
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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