Ecology of Haliotis ovina
 
Main Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks Attached to corals or under rock ledges. Also found in shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 349). Feeds on epilithic algae by grazing (Ref. 85382). Found in intertidal, on rocks and coral (Ref. 75835).

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 Haliotis ovina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: macrobenthos; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Special habitats Beds: rock; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref. Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999

Associations

Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Chou, L.M. and K.S. Tan, 2008
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Chou, L.M. and K.S. Tan, 2008

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)
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