Ecology of Cardisoma carnifex
 
Main Ref. Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks Semi-terrestrial (Ref. 97241). Inhabits back mangroves or similar brackish-water habitats. Larvae is released into the sea and return back to land upon completion of their development (Ref. 343).

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 Cardisoma carnifex may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref. Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950

Associations

Ref. Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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