| Rif. principale. | Grimes, C.B., K.W. Able and R.S. Jones, 1986 |
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| Osservazioni | Tilefish are shelter-seeking fish which inhabit three more or less distinct habitats: 1) horizontal excavations in clay outcrops along the walls of submarine canyons (pueblo habitats); 2) scour depressions under rocks and boulders and; 3) the primary habitat, funnel-shaped vertical burrows in horizontal clay substrates. Two critical habitat requirements are relatively warm (9-14°C) stable bottom temperaures and the availability of shelter or a malleable substrate in which to construct a shelter (Ref. 33985). Small tilefish is preyed upon by spiny dogfish and conger eels. Parasites of the species include acanthocephalan, Echinorhynchus sp.; immature nematodes, Ascaris sp.; cestodes, Inquirenda sp., bisulcatus and trematodes Distomum foecundum and D. ocreatum (Ref. 5951). |
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| Tipo di alimentazione | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Tipo di alimentazione Rif. | Grimes, C.B., K.W. Able and R.S. Jones, 1986 |
| Abitudini alimentari | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
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| Estimation method | Campione originale | Popolazione non pescata | Commento | ||
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| Dalla composizione della dieta | 3.85 | 0.20 | 3.46 | 0.40 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
| Da singoli alimenti | 3.50 | 0.60 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Fonte Biblio. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||||