Ecology Summary - Halodule uninervis

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Ecology of Halodule uninervis

Main Ref.	UNEP, 2004
Remarks	Common; found intertidally towards low tide on clean sand beaches. Extends down to 10 m subtidally and dominates seagrass beds. Supports shrimp and fish both as nursery ground and source of primary production. Grazed by fish, dugongs and turtles (Ref. 801).

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 Halodule uninervis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Fortes, M.D., 1995
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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