Ecology Summary - Octopus salutii

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Ecology of Octopus salutii

Main Ref.	Quetglas, A, M. Gonzales, A. Carbonell and P. Sánchez, 2001
Remarks	Benthic (Ref. 1970). Inhabits the lower continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds on crustaceans (Reptantia and Natantia), fish and cephalopods (Ref. 106837).

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 Octopus salutii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Quetglas, A., M. González and I. Franco, 2005
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Quetglas, A., M. González and I. Franco, 2005

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	4.17	0.45			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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