Ecology Summary - Euretaster cribrosus

Ecology Summary - Euretaster cribrosus

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Ecology of Euretaster cribrosus

Main Ref.	Putchakarn, S. and P. Sonchaeng, 2004
Remarks	Corallivorous (Ref. 90951). Larvae feed on mucus excreted by its epidermis (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 Euretaster cribrosus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal;
Substrate Ref.	Putchakarn, S. and P. Sonchaeng, 2004
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	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Mendonça, V.M., M.M. Al Jabri, I. Al Ajmi, M. Al Muharrami, M. Al Areimi and H.A. Al Aghbari, 2010
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
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	3.34	0.61			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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