Ecology Summary - Caligus balistae

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Ecology of Caligus balistae

Main Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Remarks	Occurs in both inshore benthic and offshore pelagic habitats (Ref. 359).

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 Caligus balistae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Family specific to triggerfish and filefishes (Balistidae).
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host (Fins and body.)

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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