Ecology of Lythrypnus dalli
| Main Ref. | Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983 |
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| Remarks | Found usually in open rocky areas but retreats to crevices or holes or hides among spines of sea urchins when threatened. Territorial. Sits on exposed rock surfaces near a hole or crevice. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans. Female deposits oblong eggs in empty shells; male guards them. Often found with Lythrypnus zebra. |
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 | |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
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| Special habitats Ref. |
Associations
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| Parasitism |
Feeding
| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983 |
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983 |
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 | 3.21 | 0.33 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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