Ecology Summary - Alpheus djeddensis

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Ecology of Alpheus djeddensis

Main Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Remarks	Constructs a burrow in which both the species and a goby Ctenogobiops feroculus reside, displaying obligate mutualism. Gobies are rapidly killed by predators if excluded from shrimp burrows while the shrimp halts burrowing activity when separated from the goby. As adults, neither species is seen without the other. Found exclusively in shallow coral reef lagoons (Ref. 107898).

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 Alpheus djeddensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: lagoons; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Thompson, A.R., C.E. Thacker and E.Y. Shaw, 2005

Associations

Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Associations	mutualism;
Associated with	Ctenogobiops feroculus (Ref. 107898).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.