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Ecology of Acanthogyrus acanthuri
 
Main Ref. Schmidt, G.D., 1975
Remarks

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 Acanthogyrus acanthuri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: vertebrates
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Cable, R.M. and L.A. Quick, 1954
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Acanthurus coeruleus, doctorfish A. chirurgus (Ref. 2408).
Association remarks
Parasitism inside host

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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