Ecology Summary - Metapenaeopsis smithi

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Ecology of Metapenaeopsis smithi

Main Ref.	Abele, L.G. and W. Kim, 1986
Remarks	Found on rocky and sandy bottoms in coral reefs and seagrass beds (Ref. 83922). Also found on rubble and other submerged vegetation (Ref. 97531).

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 Metapenaeopsis smithi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley, 1997
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Vargas, R. and I.S. Wehrtmann, 2009

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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