Ecology Summary - Scyliorhinus canicula
Ecology of Scyliorhinus canicula
 
Main Ref. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber and E. Cortes, 1990
Remarks Experiments in southwest Ireland showed that male individuals move from deeper water (12-24 m) during the day, to adjacent shallow feeding areas at dusk (<4 m), returning to the deeper waters at dawn (Ref. 88835). Not known to migrate long distances.

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 Scyliorhinus canicula may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Gibson, R.N. and I.A. Ezzi, 1987
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.82 0.26 3.62 0.49 Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies.
From individual food items 3.67 0.59 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Ellis, J.R., M.G. Pawson and S.E. Shackley, 1996
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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