Ecology Summary - Eretmochelys imbricata
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Ecologia de Eretmochelys imbricata
 
Ref. principal Schneider, W., 1990
Notas Most often seen in shallow waters around reefs, bays, and inlets (Ref. 122680). Turtles measuring up to 10 cm straight carapace length are usually nektonic animal. It changes to benthic feeding when it approaches coastal areas. This is a carnivorous turtle commonly poking in crevices between rocks and corals. It feeds on algae, ascidians, sponges, bryozoans, mollusks, hydroids, barnacles, cephalopods, salps, and seagrasses (Ref. 97534). It becomes a regular inhabitant of hard substrata, i.e., corals, tunicates, algae and sponges (Ref. 417). Associated with reef fishes (Ref. 104964) and a shrimp (Ref. 104967).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Eretmochelys imbricata may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrato Ref. Stampar, S.N., P.F. da Silva and O.J. Luiz Jr., 2007
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs; vegetation
Habitats especiais Ref. Stampar, S.N., P.F. da Silva and O.J. Luiz Jr., 2007

Associações

Ref. Schneider, W., 1990
Associações symbiosis;
Associado a reef fishes Acanthurus chirurgus, Acanthurus coeruleus, Acanthurus coeruleus, Acanthurus nigrofuscus, Ctenochaetus strigosus, Zebrasoma flavescens, Ophioblennius trinitatis, Thalassoma duperrey, Thalassoma lunare, Abudefduf saxatilis, Abudefduf sexfasciatus, Stegastes rocasensis (Ref. 104964) and Pomacentrus paru (Ref. 104970); Shrimp Stenopus hispidus (Ref. 104967). Planes minutus (Ref. 129090).
Observações da associação Reef fishes forage on the epibionts of the turtle, exhibiting cleaning symbiosis (Ref. 104964). This association is also observed between a barber pole shrimp and E. imbricata (Ref. 104967). Basiobiont of Planes minutus (Ref. 129090).
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. Márquez, M.R., 1990
Hábito alimentar hunting macrofauna (predator)
Hábito alimentar Ref. Márquez, M.R., 1990

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta 3.00 0.03 Troph of recruits/juv..
Dos itens alimentares individuais 3.54 0.26 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. León, Y.L. and K.A. Bjorndal, 2002
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