Ecology Summary - Maccullochella macquariensis

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Main Ref.	Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989
Remarks	Occurs from riffle and boulder areas in relatively small upland streams to larger deeper rivers with sand and clay substrates and submerged timber and snags (Ref. 26161). Found in still and fast-flowing waters (14°-28°C), usually over bedrock, boulder and gravel bottoms of streams. Large fish confined to deep holes between falls and rapids, while small ones are found among boulders. Feeds on insects, crayfish, shrimp, and small fishes; cannibalism occurs.

Main Ref.

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989

Remarks

Occurs from riffle and boulder areas in relatively small upland streams to larger deeper rivers with sand and clay substrates and submerged timber and snags (Ref. 26161). Found in still and fast-flowing waters (14°-28°C), usually over bedrock, boulder and gravel bottoms of streams. Large fish confined to deep holes between falls and rapids, while small ones are found among boulders. Feeds on insects, crayfish, shrimp, and small fishes; cannibalism occurs.

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 Maccullochella macquariensis may be found.

Habitat

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Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989

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	3.97	0.60			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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