Ecology Summary - Panulirus guttatus

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Ecology of Panulirus guttatus

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Remarks	Exclusively inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 106828). Also occurs in shallow waters and inhabits rocky areas, mainly in crevices (Ref. 4), seagrasses and rubble (Ref. 97531). Nocturnal omnivore (Ref. 106982).

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 Panulirus guttatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Vargas, R. and I.S. Wehrtmann, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Vargas, R. and I.S. Wehrtmann, 2009

Associations

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

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Guzman, H.M. and A. Tewfik, 2004
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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	3.14	0.17			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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