Ecology Summary - Portunus acuminatus

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Ecology of Portunus acuminatus

Main Ref.	Fonseca, N.C., 1970
Remarks	Found in shelly mud and sand, gravelly mud and sand, sandy mud, crushed shell, mangrove leaves, rock and dead coral (Ref. 112861).

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 Portunus acuminatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Garth, J.S., 1961
Special habitats	Beds: rock; others;
Special habitats Ref.	Garth, J.S., 1961

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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