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Ecology of Pycnodonte hyotis
 
Main Ref. Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982
Remarks Found on coral reefs, secondary hard substrates, e.g., breakwaters, wood and wrecks in shallow and deeper waters and always below low tide mark. Avoids turbid water and reduced salinity.

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 Pycnodonte hyotis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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