Ecology of Scopelosaurus harryi
 
Main Ref. Il'inskiy, E.N., A.A. Balanov and O.A. Ivanov, 1995
Remarks Mesopelagic fish and feeds mainly on copepods and euphausiids.

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 Scopelosaurus harryi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Il'inskiy, E.N., A.A. Balanov and O.A. Ivanov, 1995
Feeding habit selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref. Il'inskiy, E.N., A.A. Balanov and O.A. Ivanov, 1995
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.13 3.06 0.19 Troph of adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.08 0.24 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Il'inskiy, E.N., A.A. Balanov and O.A. Ivanov, 1995
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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