Ecology Summary - Alebion gracilis

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Ecology of Alebion gracilis

Main Ref.	Morales-Serna, F.N., S. Gomez and G.P.P. De Leon, 2012
Remarks	Ectoparasitic on Carcharhinus sp.

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 Alebion gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Morales-Serna, F.N., S. Gomez and G.P.P. De Leon, 2012

Associations

Ref.	Morales-Serna, F.N., S. Gomez and G.P.P. De Leon, 2012
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Carcharhinus albimarginatus; Carcharhinus obscurus.
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host (A. gracilis lives on the body surface of Carcharrhinus sp.)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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
Ref.

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