Ecology Summary - Paralithodes platypus

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Ecology of Paralithodes platypus

Main Ref.	Selin, N.I. and P.A. Fedotov, 1996
Remarks	Prefers disparate, deep habitats with cobble, gravel, and rock (Ref. 110607). Exhibits cannibalism (Ref. 101157).

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 Paralithodes platypus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Herter, H., B. Daly, J.S. Swingle and C. Lean, 2011
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Chuchukalo, V.I., V.A. Nadtochy, V.N. Koblikov and O.Y. Borilko, 2011
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Chuchukalo, V.I., V.A. Nadtochy, V.N. Koblikov and O.Y. Borilko, 2011

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.78	0.34			Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items	3.74	0.41			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Chuchukalo, V.I., V.A. Nadtochy, V.N. Koblikov and O.Y. Borilko, 2011