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Ecology of Stenopus hispidus
 
Main Ref. Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante, 1988
Remarks Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on rocky bottoms and coral reefs (Ref. 83922). Also occur at natural depressions in rock formations (Ref. 126252). General carnivore (Ref. 116259). Feed mainly on small arthropods and other marine invertebrates. Considered as a cleaner shrimp, removing and consuming parasites, injured tissue, and leftover food particles from other reef fishes (Ref. 125532). Dwells in deep crevices and reef overhangs (Ref. 129713).

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 Stenopus hispidus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Poupin, J., 1998
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Vargas, R. and I.S. Wehrtmann, 2009

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Kangas, M.I., S. Morrison, P. Unsworth, E. Lai, I. Wright and A. Thomson, 2006
Feeding habit
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
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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