Main Ref. | Gosliner, T., 1987 |
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Remarks | Found in coral reefs at depths of 10 to 20 m (Ref. 866). Derives a potent chemical defense from Halichondria sp., a sponge that it eats. It displays a spectacular swimming response - it throws its body into sweeping dorsoventral flexions creating synchronous undulations through its broad and vividly patterned red and white mantle (Ref. 100471). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Pawlik, J.R., M.R. Kernan, T.F. Molinski, M.K. Harper and D.J. Faulkner, 1988 |
Special habitats | Beds: rock; Coral Reefs; |
Special habitats Ref. | Pawlik, J.R., M.R. Kernan, T.F. Molinski, M.K. Harper and D.J. Faulkner, 1988 |
Ref. | Gosliner, T., 1987 |
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Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Pawlik, J.R., M.R. Kernan, T.F. Molinski, M.K. Harper and D.J. Faulkner, 1988 |
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Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 3.00 | 0.00 | Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item | ||
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