Ecology Summary - Charybdis natator

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Ecology of Charybdis natator

Main Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks	Occurs at depths from intertidal to 50 m (Ref. 801). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits rocky areas (Ref. 801), sandy-rocky areas (Refs. 343, 106287), corals reefs (Ref. 801) and areas near coral reefs (Ref. 343). Also found on substrates of sand or sandy mud (Ref. 125642). Subtropical and tropical climates (Ref. 343).

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 Charybdis natator may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997

Associations

Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Kangas, M.I., S. Morrison, P. Unsworth, E. Lai, I. Wright and A. Thomson, 2006
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.