Ecology Summary - Briareum stechei

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Ecology of Briareum stechei

Main Ref.	Grasshoff, M., 2007
Remarks	Found on sandy bottoms with gorgonians, antipatharians and sponges, mostly in littoral areas. Also on fringing steep slopes, and reef edges with dense coral cover, or overhang walls in caves (Ref. 129579).

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 Briareum stechei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Samimi-Namin, K. and L.P. van Ofwegen, 2016
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Samimi-Namin, K. and L.P. van Ofwegen, 2016

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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