Ecology of Panulirus versicolor
| Main Ref. | Holthuis, L.B., 1991 |
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| Remarks | It occurs in shallow water, from the sublittoral down to 15 m; in coral reef areas, often on seaward edges of the reef plateau; in clear water also in surf areas. The species is nocturnal and not gregarious; in daytime, it hides in crevices and cavities of the rocks (Refs. 4, 9773). In general, palinurids are mainly considered carnivores, usually feeding upon sluggish, easily captured animals where most material is eaten alive or freshly killed (Ref. 105260). Feeds on bivalve mollusks and sea urchins (Ref. 9773). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Holthuis, L.B., 1991 |
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Holthuis, L.B., 1991 |
Associations
| Ref. | Holthuis, L.B., 1991 |
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feeding
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Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 3.38 | 0.16 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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