Ecology Summary - Actinopyga caroliniana

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Ecology of Actinopyga caroliniana

Main Ref.	Kerr, A.M., K. Netchy and A.M. Gawel, 2006
Remarks	Found in shallow-waters particularly in reef flats or seagrass beds. Known to be active day and night.

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 Actinopyga caroliniana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Kerr, A.M., K. Netchy and A.M. Gawel, 2006
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Kerr, A.M., K. Netchy and A.M. Gawel, 2006

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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