Ecology Summary - Callipallene brevirostris

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Ecology of Callipallene brevirostris

Main Ref.	Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Remarks	It is an epibenthic species found on reefs (Ref. 95730), from coastal to upper slope (Ref. 19). Found to exclusively feed on hydroids, starves if no hydroids are present (Ref. 121217).

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 Callipallene brevirostris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Zettler, M.L. and F. Gosselck, 2006
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Zettler, M.L. and F. Gosselck, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
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	4.37	0.16			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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