Ecology Summary - Ophionereis porrecta

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Ecology of Ophionereis porrecta

Main Ref.	Fujita, T., Z.B. Yasin and A.T.S. Hwai, 2008
Remarks	Conceals itself beneath rocks, rubble and in cavities. Associated with coral communities. Filter-feeder and detritivore. Occasionally grazes on algae and dead organisms (Ref. 129602).

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 Ophionereis porrecta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Fujita, T., Z.B. Yasin and A.T.S. Hwai, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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