Ecology Summary - Leiaster coriaceus

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Ecology of Leiaster coriaceus

Main Ref.	Ameziane, N., 2007
Remarks	Deposit-feeder (Refs. 90951, 116259). Associated with coral communities. Dwells in hard rocky substrates (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 Leiaster coriaceus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Kangas, M.I., S. Morrison, P. Unsworth, E. Lai, I. Wright and A. Thomson, 2006
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Mendonça, V.M., M.M. Al Jabri, I. Al Ajmi, M. Al Muharrami, M. Al Areimi and H.A. Al Aghbari, 2010

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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