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Ecology Summary - Chrysaora quinquecirrha
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Ecology of Chrysaora quinquecirrha
 
Main Ref. Miller, R.J., 1974
Remarks Neritic, estuarine (Ref. 116114). Euryhaline medusae occurring in mixohaline and euhaline waters (3 to 5 parts per thousand). Feeds on polychaetes and comb jellies. Preyed upon by spider crabs, harvest fish and orange filefish. Acts as shelter for young harvest fish (Peprilus elepidotus). Venomous. Associated with Libinia dubia (Ref. 3095).

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 Chrysaora quinquecirrha may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Purcell, J.E. and M.N. Arai, 2001
Associations
Associated with Chloroscrombus chrysus, Peprilus alepidotus, Caranx sp.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Miller, R.J., 1974
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Miller, R.J., 1974

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 4.09 0.50 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Miller, R.J., 1974
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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