Ecology Summary - Aegina citrea

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Ecology of Aegina citrea

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	An active swimmer. Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize in reef and lagoon areas at depths of about 3 to 8 m (Ref. 87226).

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 Aegina citrea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Larson, R.J., 1982
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Larson, R.J., 1982

Associations

Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition					zooplankton, hydomedusae, ctenophora, salps and appendicularians
From individual food items
Ref.	Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998

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