Ecology of Metopograpsus frontalis
 
Main Ref. Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng, 1994
Remarks Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Non-obligate mangal species (Ref. 81559). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397).

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 Metopograpsus frontalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
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 2.44 0.20 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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