Main Ref. | Davie, P.J.F., 2002 |
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Remarks | Inhabits shells of many gastropods on flats, rocky platforms, rubble and sand (Ref. 8423), coral reef, reef flat, sand and mud flat, sand mud bottoms of seagrass and mangrove areas (Ref. 81753). An omnivore; known to feed on algae, polychaetes, sponges, echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, organic detritus, and carrion (Ref. 97241). Carnivore (Ref. 108394). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Davie, P.J.F., 2002 |
Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats; |
Special habitats Ref. | Rahayu, D.L., 2000 |
Ref. | CRUSTA, 2012 |
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Associated with | Associated with corals (facultative). |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Monteforte, M., 1987 |
Feeding habit | browsing on substrate |
Feeding habit Ref. | Monteforte, M., 1987 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 3.22 | 0.20 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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