1978/04/01 by G. E. E. Moodie · 2 citations
Environmental Science · #Fish biology, ecology, and behavior #Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics #Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
paper · doi:10.1139/z78-141
openalex publication_date 1978/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Ecological observations on the poorly known aquatic caecilian Typhlonectes compressicaudus are described. This species appears to be wholly adapted to an aquatic life style. The diet probably consists of aquatic invertebrates. The animal gives birth at the end of the dry season. The secretions of the poison glands are lethal to at least one species of predatory fish with which it coexists.