Ecology of Tetrapleurodon geminis
 
Main Ref. Renaud, C.B., 2011
Remarks

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 Tetrapleurodon geminis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Renaud, C.B., 2011
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Carp and catfish. Possibly Moxostoma austrinum and either of Algansea popoche, Yuriria alta, or Y. chapalae, as well as possibly Chirostoma sp. based on gut assays where scales of these fishes where found.
Association remarks Following metamorphosis, adults migrate to Lake Chapala or the Duero River (Lerma River Basin), Mexico where they live as ectoparasites of fishes (carp and catfish) for two years. The diet appears to be predominantly blood. A large number of scales of Moxostoma austrinum and either of Algansea popoche, Yuriria alta, or Y. chapalae, as well as possibly Chirostoma sp. has been found mixed with blood in the intestine of adults.
Parasitism outside host

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Renaud, C.B., 2011
Feeding habit feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref. Renaud, C.B., 2011
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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