Ecology Summary - Metapenaeus endeavouri

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Ecology of Metapenaeus endeavouri

Main Ref.	del Mundo, C.M., 2000
Remarks	Juveniles are found inshore in a shallow bay in seagrass meadows (Ref. 106912). On mud, feeding on crustaceans, polychaetes and detritus (Ref. 114821).

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 Metapenaeus endeavouri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Watson, R.A., R.G. Coles and W.L. Long, 1993

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Taylor, A.J. and D.S. Mottram, 1997
Feeding habit
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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	2.89	0.33			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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