Ecology of Epinephelus macrospilos
| Main Ref. | Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960 |
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| Remarks | Found in lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710) to a depth of at least 44 m. Feeds on crustaceans (mainly crabs), fishes, octopi, and squid (Ref. 5222). |
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; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
Associations
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Feeding
| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960 |
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
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Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| From diet composition | 3.80 | 0.45 | 3.67 | 0.55 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
| From individual food items | 4.02 | 0.53 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Kulbicki, M., Y.-M. Bozec, P. Labrosse, Y. Letourneur, G. Mou-Tham and L. Wantiez, 2005 | ||||