Ecology of Apogon pseudomaculatus
 
Main Ref. Pattengill, C.V., B.X. Semmens and S.R. Gittings, 1997
Remarks Commonly found on hard or semi-hard bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 9626); in harbors and around pilings and sea walls, out to outer reefs. Mobile invertebrates feeder (Ref. 57616). A planktivore species (Ref. 126840).

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 Apogon pseudomaculatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Cervigón, F., 1993
Special habitats Coral Reefs; Other habitats: deep-water corals;
Special habitats Ref. Simon, T., H.T. Pinheiro, R.L. Moura, A. Carvalho-Filho, L.A. Rocha, A.S. Martins, E. Mazzei, R.B. Francini-Filho, G.M. Amado-Filho and J.-C. Joyeux, 2016

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Pattengill, C.V., B.X. Semmens and S.R. Gittings, 1997
Feeding habit selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref. Pattengill, C.V., B.X. Semmens and S.R. Gittings, 1997
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.40 0.45 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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