Ecology of Pseudocaranx dentex
 
Main Ref. Honebrink, R., 1990
Remarks Prefers banks and deep slopes (Ref. 122680). Is an opportunistic bottom feeder preying on fish, mollusks and crustaceans. Reported to exhibit suspension feeding (ram filtering) like other carangid species (Ref. 30206). In New Zealand, studies indicate that adult fish may move between demersal and pelagic habitats on a seasonal basis (Ref. 5961). At 2-3 months of age, when about 4 cm long, juvenile fish move into shallow inshore waters (Ref. 27733).

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 Pseudocaranx dentex may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref. Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Honebrink, R., 1990
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Honebrink, R., 1990
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.92 0.56 3.92 0.68 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.66 0.50 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Kulbicki, M., Y.-M. Bozec, P. Labrosse, Y. Letourneur, G. Mou-Tham and L. Wantiez, 2005
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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