Ecology Summary - Opegaster hawaiiensis

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Ecology of Opegaster hawaiiensis

Main Ref.	Yamaguti, S., 1970
Remarks	Found in the fish Mulloidichthys pflueger, its type host (Ref. 412).

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 Opegaster hawaiiensis may be found.

Ref.	Yamaguti, S., 1970
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Mulloidichthys pflueger.
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (Found in the fish's intestine.)