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Ecology of Alpheus xanthocarpus
 
Main Ref. Anker, A., C. Hurt and N. Knowlton, 2008
Remarks Found in crevices in rock outcrops and occasionally in coral rubble. May bore tunnels and cavities into upper portions of rocks.

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 Alpheus xanthocarpus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref. Anker, A., C. Hurt and N. Knowlton, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Anker, A., C. Hurt and N. Knowlton, 2008

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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