Ecology Summary - Oxydromus angustifrons

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Ecology of Oxydromus angustifrons

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Free-living species, found under stones and among algae (Ref. 107169). Active carnivores that feed on a variety of invertebrates (Ref. 107862).

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 Oxydromus angustifrons may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Knox, G.A., K. Hicks and L. Bolton, 1985
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Knox, G.A., K. Hicks and L. Bolton, 1985

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	George, J.D., 2012

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
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