Ecology Summary - Metanephrops andamanicus

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Ecology of Metanephrops andamanicus

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Remarks	Occurs at a depths of 250 to 750 m, but mostly between 300 and 450 m. Found on hard muddy substrates and possibly lives in burrows (Ref. 4).

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 Metanephrops andamanicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991

Associations

Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Wassenberg, T.J. and B.J. Hill, 1989
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
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	3.96	0.56			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.