Ecology Summary - Astroboa nuda

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Ecology of Astroboa nuda

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Inhabits reef slopes and walls with moderate to strong currents at depths of 1 to 100 m. Filter feeds on plankton at night and hides under corals or crevices at day time.

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 Astroboa nuda may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.

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	3.40	0.45			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.