Ecology Summary - Aristaeopsis edwardsiana

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Ecology of Aristaeopsis edwardsiana

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Remarks	Benthic (Ref. 91956). Predominantly deep-water species (Ref. 104150). Found on muddy bottom. Temperate to tropical environment (Ref. 8). Feeds on crustaceans, sediment, fishes, cephalopods, anthozoans, polychaetes and echinoderms (Ref. 104150).

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 Aristaeopsis edwardsiana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	de Rezende, G.A., P.R. Pezzuto, L.F.C. Dumont and F. D'Incao, 2014
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	de Rezende, G.A., P.R. Pezzuto, L.F.C. Dumont and F. D'Incao, 2014

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	3.95	0.37			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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