Ecology Summary - Odontodactylus scyllarus

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Ecology of Odontodactylus scyllarus

Main Ref.	Manning, R.B., 1998
Remarks	Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Lives in existing burrows in shallow and rough bottom habitats, often on or near coral reefs (Ref. 92), and on reef flats at a depth of 36 m (Ref. 80410). Feeds on scyllarids; active during the day; uses its buttressed raptorial claws to smash hard-bodied prey. Largest 'smasher' (Ref. 92).

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 Odontodactylus scyllarus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: silt; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Ahyong, S.T. and M.V. Erdmann, 2003
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Ahyong, S.T. and M.V. Erdmann, 2003

Associations

Ref.	Manning, R.B., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Manning, R.B., 1998
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Manning, R.B., 1998

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	4.20	0.41			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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