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Ecological parameter: feeding habitat

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The parameter provides information on the preferred feeding habitat of fish species.

Abbreviations:
Category name:Abbreviations:Explanation:
water columnwcfish that feed in the water column; they usually do not go to the bottom to search for food
benthicbenfish prefer to live near the bottom from where they take food; they usually do not go to the surface for feeding purpose
Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:
TaxagroupNumber of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Acipenseriformes10 / 13 - 76.9%
Anguilliformes1 / 1 - 100%
Atheriniformes2 / 4 - 50%
Clupeiformes7 / 18 - 38.8%
Cypriniformes105 / 313 - 33.5%
Cyprinodontiformes10 / 12 - 83.3%
Esociformes3 / 3 - 100%
Gadiformes1 / 1 - 100%
Gasterosteiformes5 / 9 - 55.5%
Perciformes53 / 94 - 56.3%
Petromyzontiformes7 / 13 - 53.8%
Pleuronectiformes2 / 3 - 66.6%
Salmoniformes23 / 125 - 18.4%
Scorpaeniformes5 / 16 - 31.2%
Siluriformes5 / 7 - 71.4%
Syngnathiformes3 / 4 - 75%