Ecology of Alpheus hippothoe
 
Main Ref. Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988
Remarks Found in interstices of dead corals (Ref. 79729) on fine and coral sand with shell bottoms from intertidal zone to a depth of 55 m (Ref. 69553).

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 Alpheus hippothoe may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, );
Substrate Ref. Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988
Special habitats Corals: hard corals: ( interstitial spaces );
Special habitats Ref. Clark, P.F., P.K.L. Ng, C.H.J.M. Fransen, P.A. McLaughlin, P.C. Dworschak and K. Baba, 2008

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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