Ecology of Heterocarpus woodmasoni
 
Main Ref. Li, X., 2006
Remarks Found in coarse sand at depths of 291 to 655 m. Also on rocks and rubbles (Ref. 99823). Carnivore and detritus feeder (Ref. 102663).

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 Heterocarpus woodmasoni may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref. Li, X., 2006
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Rajasree, S.R. and M. Kurup, 2011
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.82 0.26 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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