Ecology Summary - Scyllarides aequinoctialis

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Ecology of Scyllarides aequinoctialis

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Remarks	Occurs at depths of 0.6 to 180 m, usually between 0.6 to 64 m; on sand or rocks, often in the outer reefs. It feeds on dead animals, detritus, etc. These animals are sluggish and nocturnal and bury themselves in the sand (Ref. 4).

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 Scyllarides aequinoctialis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991

Associations

Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Feeding habit	feeding on dead animals (scavenger)
Feeding habit Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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