Ecology Summary - Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

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Ecology of Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

Main Ref.	Grimes, C.B., K.W. Able and R.S. Jones, 1986
Remarks	Tilefish are shelter-seeking fish which inhabit three more or less distinct habitats: 1) horizontal excavations in clay outcrops along the walls of submarine canyons (pueblo habitats); 2) scour depressions under rocks and boulders and; 3) the primary habitat, funnel-shaped vertical burrows in horizontal clay substrates. Two critical habitat requirements are relatively warm (9-14°C) stable bottom temperaures and the availability of shelter or a malleable substrate in which to construct a shelter (Ref. 33985). Small tilefish is preyed upon by spiny dogfish and conger eels. Parasites of the species include acanthocephalan, Echinorhynchus sp.; immature nematodes, Ascaris sp.; cestodes, Inquirenda sp., bisulcatus and trematodes Distomum foecundum and D. ocreatum (Ref. 5951).

Main Ref.

Grimes, C.B., K.W. Able and R.S. Jones, 1986

Remarks

Tilefish are shelter-seeking fish which inhabit three more or less distinct habitats: 1) horizontal excavations in clay outcrops along the walls of submarine canyons (pueblo habitats); 2) scour depressions under rocks and boulders and; 3) the primary habitat, funnel-shaped vertical burrows in horizontal clay substrates. Two critical habitat requirements are relatively warm (9-14°C) stable bottom temperaures and the availability of shelter or a malleable substrate in which to construct a shelter (Ref. 33985). Small tilefish is preyed upon by spiny dogfish and conger eels. Parasites of the species include acanthocephalan, Echinorhynchus sp.; immature nematodes, Ascaris sp.; cestodes, Inquirenda sp., bisulcatus and trematodes Distomum foecundum and D. ocreatum (Ref. 5951).

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 Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
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Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Grimes, C.B., K.W. Able and R.S. Jones, 1986
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.85	0.20	3.46	0.40	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	3.50	0.60			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000

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