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Ecology of Trichomycterus diatropoporos
 
Main Ref. Ferrer, J. and L.R. Malabarba, 2013
Remarks The type locality is a rapid flowing, wide and shallow river with an average depth of 0.5 m, clear water, rocky bottom and large amounts of submerged vegetation. Sympatric wih Hisonotus prata at the upstream of a waterfall known as Cascata da Usina. Feeds on larvae of Diptera (Chironomidae, Simuliidae) and nymphs of Ephemeroptera (Ref. 93814).

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 Trichomycterus diatropoporos may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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