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Ecology Summary - Chorus giganteus
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Ecology of Chorus giganteus
 
Main Ref. Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011
Remarks Inshore species (Ref. 122473). Inhabits shallow marine environments (Ref. 106607). Found in the subtidal zone at depths of 5 to 20 m (Ref. 106787). Buried in subtidal soft bottom at 8 to 12 cm (Ref. 106607). Also found in areas with small rocks (Ref. 122472). Feeds on the bivalve Tagelus dombeii (Ref. 106607).

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 Chorus giganteus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Navarro, J.M., G.E. Leiva, C.S. Gallardo and C. Varela, 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Navarro, J.M., G.E. Leiva, C.S. Gallardo and C. Varela, 2002
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Navarro, J.M., G.E. Leiva, C.S. Gallardo and C. Varela, 2002

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.23 0.17 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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