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Ecology of Hoplias microlepis
 
Main Ref. Ingley, S.J., E.J. Billman, M.C. Belk and J.B. Johnson, 2014
Remarks Piscivorous predator (Ref. 117821). Aggressive predator, close to the apex of the food web in rivers and wetlands of southwestern Ecuador and northern Peru (Refs. 117794, 117796). Ambush predator (Ref. 117795).

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 Hoplias microlepis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Ingley, S.J., E.J. Billman, M.C. Belk and J.B. Johnson, 2014
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Ingley, S.J., E.J. Billman, M.C. Belk and J.B. Johnson, 2014
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 4.50 0.80 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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