Ecology Summary - Aipysurus mosaicus

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Ecology of Aipysurus mosaicus

Main Ref.	Sanders, K.L., A.R. Rasmussen, J. Elmberg, Mumpuni, M. Guinea, P. Blias, M.S.Y. Lee and B.G. Fry, 2012
Remarks	It inhabits offshore waters, estuaries, tidal waters and is usually found in soft sand and muddy bottom substrates at mostly at depths of 2 to 22 meters, but below 50 meters in depth (Ref. 128830).

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 Aipysurus mosaicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Sanders, K.L., A.R. Rasmussen, J. Elmberg, Mumpuni, M. Guinea, P. Blias, M.S.Y. Lee and B.G. Fry, 2012
Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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