Ecology Summary - Parasclerocheilus branchiatus

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Ecology of Parasclerocheilus branchiatus

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Found at the mean tide level in coarse sand (Ref. 107461). Members of the family Scalibregmidae are active burrowers and feed on detritus in sediments (Ref. 87179).

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 Parasclerocheilus branchiatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, );
Substrate Ref.	Ong, B., 1995
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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