FishBase
More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info
Ecology of Hoplosternum littorale
 
Main Ref. Boujard, T., M. Pascal, F.J. Meunier and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1997
Remarks Inhabits swamps (Ref. 11225). During the rainy season, adults consume a great quantity of chironomids associated with detritus. During the dry season, they feed mostly on terrestrial insects, microcrustaceans, aquatic Diptera, and detritus. Absorbs a great quantity of anaerobic bacteria from the substrate (Ref. 27188).

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 Hoplosternum littorale may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Boujard, T., M. Pascal, F.J. Meunier and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1997
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Mérona, B. de and J. Rankin-de-Mérona, 2004
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 2.74 2.79 0.18 Troph of adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 2.86 0.33 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Mol, J.H., 1995
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
Comments & Corrections
 
 
Back to Search
cfm script by eagbayani,  ,  php script by rolavides, 2/5/2008 ,  last modified by mbactong, 10/24/19