SeaLifeBase
Ecology of Metopograpsus oceanicus
 
Main Ref. MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks Associated with hull of moored ships. Found on steep, karstic shores in protected embayments. Intertidal to supratidal (Ref. 108407).

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 Metopograpsus oceanicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: boat hulls;
Special habitats Ref. Paulay, G., 2007

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

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)
Comments & Corrections
 
 
Back to Search