Ecology Summary - Psenes pellucidus
Ecology of Psenes pellucidus
 
Main Ref. Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1968
Remarks Feeds on zooplankton and small pelagic fishes. Oceanic with epipelagic or mesopelagic juveniles, while adults are demersal on the continental slope. Associated with jellyfish and flotsam (Ref. 127989).

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 Psenes pellucidus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: demersal; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Golani, D., E. Azurro, J. DulÄić, E. Massutí and L. Orsi-Relini, 2021
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. Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1968
Feeding habit selective plankton feeding
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 3.85 0.53 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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