Ecology Summary - Xanthochorus cassidiformis

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Ecology of Xanthochorus cassidiformis

Main Ref.	Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011
Remarks	It is found on sandy bottoms and silt with shell fragments at depths of 2 to 100 m (Ref. 87801). Carnivorous (Ref. 92798).

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 Xanthochorus cassidiformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Moreno, R.A., R.D. Sepúlveda, E.I. Badano, S. Thatje, N. Rozbaczylo and F.D. Carrasco, 2008
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Ortiz, M. and M. Wolff, 2002

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	3.10	0.30			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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