Ecology Summary - Oplegnathus punctatus

Ecology Summary - Oplegnathus punctatus

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Ecology of Oplegnathus punctatus

Main Ref.	Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993
Remarks	Subtropical, sublittoral, epibenthopelagic (Ref. 56898). Inhabits rocky and coral reefs. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).

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 Oplegnathus punctatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: sand; mud;: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Shao, K.-T. and L.-S. Chen, 1992
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Shao, K.-T., C.-P. Lin, L.-T. Ho and P.-L. Lin, 1990

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Bemerkung
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Bemerkung
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.55	0.50			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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