Ecology Summary - Odontaspis ferox

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Main Ref.	Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
Remarks	Found on or near the bottom of the continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (Refs. 6871, 122912) in 13-420 m (Ref. 58472). Sometimes in shallow water (Ref. 6871). Benthopelagic at 13-420 m (Ref. 58302). Nurseries are commonly associated with deep offshore habitats (Ref. 122912). Associated with reefs (Ref. 122912). Reported at an oceanic seamount (Ref. 122914). Feeds on small bony fishes, squids, and crustaceans (Ref. 13568). Uses its long body cavity and large, oily liver to regulate buoyancy.

Main Ref.

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984

Remarks

Found on or near the bottom of the continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (Refs. 6871, 122912) in 13-420 m (Ref. 58472). Sometimes in shallow water (Ref. 6871). Benthopelagic at 13-420 m (Ref. 58302). Nurseries are commonly associated with deep offshore habitats (Ref. 122912). Associated with reefs (Ref. 122912). Reported at an oceanic seamount (Ref. 122914). Feeds on small bony fishes, squids, and crustaceans (Ref. 13568). Uses its long body cavity and large, oily liver to regulate buoyancy.

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 Odontaspis ferox may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref.	Richardson, A.J., G.H. Burgess, C.M. Shepherd and S.B. Weber, 2019

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998

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	4.16	0.56			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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