Ecology Summary - Acanthanas pusillus

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Ecology of Acanthanas pusillus

Main Ref.	Anker, A., D. Poddoubtchenko and M.-S. Jeng, 2006
Remarks	Found on corals reef walls, in crevices of dead corals and in coral rubble on sand and gravel (Ref. 79760).

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 Acanthanas pusillus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Anker, A., D. Poddoubtchenko and M.-S. Jeng, 2006
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Anker, A., D. Poddoubtchenko and M.-S. Jeng, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Anker, A., D. Poddoubtchenko and M.-S. Jeng, 2006
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Hemiarthrinae.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
Ref.