Ecology of Palinurus mauritanicus
 
Main Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Remarks Lives on rocky and coralligenous substrates near rocky outcrops in edges of the continental shelf (Ref. 85369).

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 Palinurus mauritanicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Postel, E., 1966
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
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 3.54 0.38 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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