Ecology Summary - Asteropsis carinifera

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Ecology Summary - Asteropsis carinifera

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Ecology of Asteropsis carinifera

Main Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Remarks	This species is found in intertidal areas (Ref. 83942), particularly on rocky bottoms (Ref. 3565). Rarely found in reef flats and lagoons and cryptic (Ref. 102252). Feeds occasionally on cone shells on experimental observations (Ref. 108108). Deposit feeder (Ref. 90951). Found in waters less than 30m. Associated with coral communities. Nocturnal. Dwells among dead coral and sandy substrates (Ref. 129602).

Main Ref.

Fishelson, L., 1971

Remarks

This species is found in intertidal areas (Ref. 83942), particularly on rocky bottoms (Ref. 3565). Rarely found in reef flats and lagoons and cryptic (Ref. 102252). Feeds occasionally on cone shells on experimental observations (Ref. 108108). Deposit feeder (Ref. 90951). Found in waters less than 30m. Associated with coral communities. Nocturnal. Dwells among dead coral and sandy substrates (Ref. 129602).

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 Asteropsis carinifera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Mendonça, V.M., M.M. Al Jabri, I. Al Ajmi, M. Al Muharrami, M. Al Areimi and H.A. Al Aghbari, 2010

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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