Ecology Summary - Gonodactylellus espinosus

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Ecology of Gonodactylellus espinosus

Main Ref.	Ahyong, S.T., 2001
Remarks	Found along the neritic zone, in reef areas (Ref. 97241). Prefers intertidal and shallow subtidal coral reef flats with high-energy surge zones (Ref. 3099). A predatory carnivore (Ref. 97241).

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 Gonodactylellus espinosus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Ahyong, S.T., 2001
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Ahyong, S.T., 2001

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987

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
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