Ecology Summary - Scyllarides brasiliensis

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Ecology of Scyllarides brasiliensis

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Remarks	Found in sandy substrates, mud, gravel, rock and calcareous algae (Ref. 106834). Nocturnal. Feeds mainly on bivalves at night (Ref. 98471).

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 Scyllarides brasiliensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Dall'Occo, P.L., 2010
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Dall'Occo, P.L., 2010

Associations

Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	IUCN, 2014
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	IUCN, 2014

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.23	0.17			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.