Ecology Summary - Lepidonotus carinulatus

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Ecology of Lepidonotus carinulatus

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Commonly found on sandy substrates and amongst corals but are also found on algae, sea grass and pearl oyster banks (Ref. 8195).

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 Lepidonotus carinulatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Wehe, T., 2006
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; bivalve; sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Wehe, T., 2006

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Sorokin, Y.I., 2013
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Sorokin, Y.I., 2013

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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