Ecology Summary - Nomeus gronovii

Língua:

Ref. principal	Haedrich, R.L., 1986
Notas	Large numbers occur in association with floating Physalia, casually swimming in and out of the tentacles and sheltering under the bell. Feeds on the tentacles and gonads of Physalia, probably other soft-bodied jellyfishes as well, also zooplankton. The mottled color pattern of the fish closely mimics the bunched and retracted tentacles. The fish is relatively immune to the toxin of the siphonophore, but none the less is on occasion killed and eaten by its host (Ref. 4777).

Ref. principal

Haedrich, R.L., 1986

Notas

Large numbers occur in association with floating Physalia, casually swimming in and out of the tentacles and sheltering under the bell. Feeds on the tentacles and gonads of Physalia, probably other soft-bodied jellyfishes as well, also zooplankton. The mottled color pattern of the fish closely mimics the bunched and retracted tentacles. The fish is relatively immune to the toxin of the siphonophore, but none the less is on occasion killed and eaten by its host (Ref. 4777).

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	Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas manguezais pântanos/brejos	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cavernas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Nomeus gronovii may be found.

Habitat

Substrato
Substrate Ref.
Habitats especiais
Special habitats Ref.

Associações

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Associações
Associada com
Comentários sobre associação
Parasitismo

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Haedrich, R.L., 1986
Hábito alimentar	selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref.	Haedrich, R.L., 1986

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Amostra original		População virgem (não pescada)		Nota
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Nota
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais	3.67	0.38			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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