Ecology Summary - Plesionika trispinus

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Ecology of Plesionika trispinus

Main Ref.	Squires, H.J. and J.H. Barragan, 1976
Remarks	Pelagic (Ref. 105025) but also associated with soft bottoms (Ref. 91175). Preyed upon by fish (Refs. 87648, 105120). Deep-sea pandalids are reported to be active predators on planktonic organisms and/ or scavengers (Ref. 105341).

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 Plesionika trispinus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Squires, H.J. and J.H. Barragan, 1976
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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