Ecology Summary - Octopus bimaculatus
Ecology of Octopus bimaculatus
 
Main Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Remarks It is found in crevices and caves from the low intertidal to a depth of 50 meters (Ref. 865).

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 Octopus bimaculatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Gotshall, D.W., 2005

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population टिप्पणी
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.44 0.71 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
संदर्भ
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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