Ecology Summary - Ostracion meleagris

Língua:

Ref. principal	Randall, J.E., 1985
Notas	Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 30 meters (Ref. 37816, 48637). Juveniles among rocky boulders, often with long spined urchins, and adults on reef crests and slopes. Males swim about more openly than females that are often in close vicinity to the males (Ref. 48637). Solitary. Feeds on didemnid tunicates, polychaetes, sponges, mollusks, copepods, and algae (Ref. 37816). Sessile-invertebrate feeder (Ref. 57615). Also Ref. 58534.

Ref. principal

Randall, J.E., 1985

Notas

Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 30 meters (Ref. 37816, 48637). Juveniles among rocky boulders, often with long spined urchins, and adults on reef crests and slopes. Males swim about more openly than females that are often in close vicinity to the males (Ref. 48637). Solitary. Feeds on didemnid tunicates, polychaetes, sponges, mollusks, copepods, and algae (Ref. 37816). Sessile-invertebrate feeder (Ref. 57615). Also Ref. 58534.

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	Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Grutas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Ostracion meleagris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Hard Bottom: rocky;
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: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1985
Hábito alimentar
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Amostra original		População virgem (não pescada)		Nota
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Nota
Da composição da dieta			2.91	0.14
Dos itens alimentares individuais	2.71	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Hobson, E.S., 1974

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