Ecology of Umbrina canosai
 
Main Ref. Lucena, F.M., T. Vaske Jr., J.R. Ellis and C.M. O'Brien, 2000
Remarks Especially abundant at about 100 m depth (Ref. 27363). Found over sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 47377). Caught below 165 m depth and at temperatures over 15.2°C in Brazil (Ref. 54164).

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 Umbrina canosai may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
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. Lucena, F.M., T. Vaske Jr., J.R. Ellis and C.M. O'Brien, 2000
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Haimovici, M., A.S. Martins, J.L. Figueiredo and P.C. Vieira, 1994
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.85 0.57 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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