Ecology Summary - Melongena melongena

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Ecology of Melongena melongena

Main Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Remarks	Inhabits coastal lagoons, mangroves, river estuaries, and other low-salinity environments.

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 Melongena melongena may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.