Ecology Summary - Pomacanthus xanthometopon

Língua:

Ref. principal	Myers, R.F., 1991
Notas	Found in coral rich areas of lagoons, channels, and outer reef slopes. Often near caves (Ref. 9710). Juveniles settle in very shallow inshore caves with algae growth (Ref. 48636). Usually solitary. Feeds on sponges and other encrusting organisms (Ref. 6113) and tunicates. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). Individuals under 20 cm in length are best adapted to tank life (Ref. 4907).

Ref. principal

Myers, R.F., 1991

Notas

Found in coral rich areas of lagoons, channels, and outer reef slopes. Often near caves (Ref. 9710). Juveniles settle in very shallow inshore caves with algae growth (Ref. 48636). Usually solitary. Feeds on sponges and other encrusting organisms (Ref. 6113) and tunicates. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). Individuals under 20 cm in length are best adapted to tank life (Ref. 4907).

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 manguezais pântanos/brejos	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cavernas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Pomacanthus xanthometopon may be found.

Habitat

Substrato
Substrate Ref.
Habitats especiais	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Broad, G., 2003

Associações

Ref.
Associações
Associada com
Comentários sobre associação
Parasitismo

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Anderson, C. and A. Hafiz, 1987
Hábito alimentar	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Anderson, C. and A. Hafiz, 1987

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
Dos itens alimentares individuais	2.74	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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