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Ecology Summary - Delphinus delphis
Ecology of Delphinus delphis
 
Main Ref. Budiono, I. and D. Kreb, 2012
Remarks Feeds on a variety of bony fish as well as cephalopods (Ref. 108098).

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 Delphinus delphis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
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. Ambrose, S.T., P.W. Froneman, M.J. Smale, G. Cliff and S. Plön, 2013
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Ambrose, S.T., P.W. Froneman, M.J. Smale, G. Cliff and S. Plön, 2013

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 0.79 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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