Ecology Summary - Aetomylaeus nichofii

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Main Ref.	Fernholm, B., 1998
Remarks	Pelagic (Ref. 9773). Occurs inshore and offshore (Also Ref. 9773), from the intertidal to at least 70 m depth (Ref. 9862); over soft substrates to at least 115 m (Ref. 103981). Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). May enter brackish water (Ref. 31276). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, snails, and bony fishes (Ref. 12951). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). With litters of up to 4 young. Size at birth about 17 cm WD (Ref. 6871). Caught frequently, but in lower numbers, by bottom trawl and inshore gillnet fisheries in some areas. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its small size (Ref. 58048).

Main Ref.

Fernholm, B., 1998

Remarks

Pelagic (Ref. 9773). Occurs inshore and offshore (Also Ref. 9773), from the intertidal to at least 70 m depth (Ref. 9862); over soft substrates to at least 115 m (Ref. 103981). Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). May enter brackish water (Ref. 31276). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, snails, and bony fishes (Ref. 12951). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). With litters of up to 4 young. Size at birth about 17 cm WD (Ref. 6871). Caught frequently, but in lower numbers, by bottom trawl and inshore gillnet fisheries in some areas. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its small size (Ref. 58048).

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 Aetomylaeus nichofii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom
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Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Michael, S.W., 1993
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Michael, S.W., 1993

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	3.85	0.48			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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