Ecology Summary - Cypraea onyx

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Ecology of Cypraea onyx

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	On shallow muddy water (Ref. 799). Also found under coral slabs (Ref. 349). Members of the family Cypraeidae are primarily carnivores (Ref. 67623).

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 Cypraea onyx may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud;: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Opmerking
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Opmerking
From diet composition
From individual food items
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