| Main Ref. | Renaud, C.B., 2011 |
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| Anmärkningar |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | |
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| Special habitats Ref. |
| Ref. | Renaud, C.B., 2011 |
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| Associations | parasitism; |
| Associated with | Carp and catfish. Possibly Moxostoma austrinum and either of Algansea popoche, Yuriria alta, or Y. chapalae, as well as possibly Chirostoma sp. based on gut assays where scales of these fishes where found. |
| Association remarks | Following metamorphosis, adults migrate to Lake Chapala or the Duero River (Lerma River Basin), Mexico where they live as ectoparasites of fishes (carp and catfish) for two years. The diet appears to be predominantly blood. A large number of scales of Moxostoma austrinum and either of Algansea popoche, Yuriria alta, or Y. chapalae, as well as possibly Chirostoma sp. has been found mixed with blood in the intestine of adults. |
| Parasitism | outside host |
| Typ av föda | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Renaud, C.B., 2011 |
| Födosöksstrategi | feeding on a host (parasite) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Renaud, C.B., 2011 |
| Estimation method | Ursprungligt prov | Ofiskad population | Kommentar | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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