Ecology Summary - Tectus pyramis

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Ecology of Tectus pyramis

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Abundant in coral reef (Ref. 128042) and rocky shore habitats. Also found in shallow subtidal zones (Refs. 349, 128042).

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 Tectus pyramis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Rao, N.V.S. and A. Dey, 2000

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Pinca, S., M. Kronen, K. Friedman, F. Magron, L. Chapman, E. Tardy, K. Pakoa, R. Awira, P. Boblin and F. Lasi, 2009
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Pinca, S., M. Kronen, K. Friedman, F. Magron, L. Chapman, E. Tardy, K. Pakoa, R. Awira, P. Boblin and F. Lasi, 2009

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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