Ecology Summary - Marcusenius macrolepidotus

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Main Ref.	Gosse, J.-P., 1984
Anmärkningar	Prefers well-vegetated, muddy bottomed marginal habitats of rivers and floodplains. A shoaling species which moves inshore after dark. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally in sandy streams, occasionally on rocky streams, common in standing deep water, common in shallow swamps, and common in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). Migrates within rivers. Recorded to move up tributaries in shoals during flood season (Ref. 13337). Feeds on invertebrates, especially midge and mayfly larvae and pupae taken from the bottom and off plant stems.

Main Ref.

Gosse, J.-P., 1984

Anmärkningar

Prefers well-vegetated, muddy bottomed marginal habitats of rivers and floodplains. A shoaling species which moves inshore after dark. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally in sandy streams, occasionally on rocky streams, common in standing deep water, common in shallow swamps, and common in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). Migrates within rivers. Recorded to move up tributaries in shoals during flood season (Ref. 13337). Feeds on invertebrates, especially midge and mayfly larvae and pupae taken from the bottom and off plant stems.

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	Flodmynningar/laguner/bräckta havsområden mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Grottor uteslutande

Highighted items on the list are where Marcusenius macrolepidotus may be found.

Habitat

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Associations

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Föda

Typ av föda	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Gosse, J.-P., 1984
Födosöksstrategi	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Gosse, J.-P., 1984

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Ursprungligt prov		Ofiskad population		Kommentar
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Kommentar
Från födosammansättning	3.20	0.24			Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies.
Från individuella födoämnen	3.20	0.40			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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