Ecology Summary - Aphrocallistes vastus

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Ecology of Aphrocallistes vastus

Main Ref.	Austin, W.C., 1999
Remarks	Reef building, found on gravel and rock substrates (Ref. 92818) at depths between 30 m (Ref. 865) to 300 m (Ref. 92819).

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 Aphrocallistes vastus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Cook, S.E., K.W. Conway and B. Burd, 2008
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005

Associations

Ref.	Austin, W.C., 1999
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005

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.