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Ecology of Ichthyomyzon castaneus
 
Main Ref. Hall, J.D., 1960
Remarks Inhabit lakes and streams. Adults ascend streams to spawn and die soon after egg laying is completed (Ref. 1998). Ammocoete larvae occur in sand-bottomed and silt-bottomed pools and backwaters (Ref. 12474). Found attached to large fishes in large rivers and reservoirs (Ref. 10294). Parasitic. Adults feed on blood, other body fluids and the products of tissue cytolysis (Ref. 12474). Juveniles feed on diatoms (Ref. 1998).

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 Ichthyomyzon castaneus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Renaud, C.B., 2011
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Introduced fish Cyprinus carpio and native Catostomus commersonii, Ictiobus sp., Moxostoma sp., Esox lucius, Salvelinus fontinalis).
Association remarks
Parasitism outside host

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Hall, J.D., 1960
Feeding habit feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 4.50 0.80 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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