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Ecology of Acreichthys tomentosus
 
Main Ref. Myers, R.F., 1999
Remarks Adults inhabit sand and seagrass areas of protected lagoon reefs (Ref. 37816). Larval forms occur in mangrove waters (Ref. 43081). Major food items include amphipods, seaweeds, seagrasses, polychaetes and molluscs (Ref. 58881).

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 Acreichthys tomentosus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Nakamura, Y., M. Horinouchi, T. Nakai and M. Sano, 2003
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Peristiwady, T. and P. Geistdoerfer, 1991
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.97 0.39 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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