Ecology Summary - Lithodes maja

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Ecology of Lithodes maja

Main Ref.	Garilao, N., 2014
Remarks	Cold-water species on the outer continental shelf. Lives in sandy and clay bottoms (Ref. 123221). Main food based on genus (Ref. 96496).

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 Lithodes maja may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Mbakwe, A.B., 2016
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Abelló, P., 1995
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Abelló, P., 1995

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
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