Ecology Summary - Latimeria chalumnae
Ecologia de Latimeria chalumnae
 
Ref. principal Uyeno, T. and T. Tsutsumi, 1991
Notas Observations support the idea that this fish drifts and executes a sudden, deliberate bite within a short distance using its powerful jaws when prey moves within reach. Based on stomach contents, it is deduced that this fish feeds at least in part on the ocean floor. The headstanding, drift feeding orientation may offer supportive evidence for an electroreceptive function of the rostral organ (Ref. 28021).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Latimeria chalumnae may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Hard Bottom;
Substrato Ref.
Special habitats
Habitats especiais Ref.

Associações

Ref.
Associações
Associado a
Observações da associação
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. Uyeno, T. and T. Tsutsumi, 1991
Hábito alimentar hunting macrofauna (predator)
Hábito alimentar Ref. Uyeno, T. and T. Tsutsumi, 1991
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais 4.40 0.72 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(ex. 9948)
(ex. oophagy)
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