Ecology Summary - Cirripectes polyzona

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Main Ref.	Fukao, R., 1984
Remarks	Most widely spread species of Cirripectes(Ref. 529). Found in exposed and moderately exposed coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 635, 58534, 53568). Found at the base or in the crevices of corals such as Acropora spp. and Pocillopora verrucosa, in or near large barnacles such as Balanus tintinnablum, and in depresions of rocks, usually coral limestones; more common in coral reef crests than in lagoons. In coral interstices they are found with Cirripectes variolosus, Salarias fasciatus, Atrosalarias fuscus and Exallias brevis (Ref. 635). Occurs in algal ridge and ridge crests between surge channels of exposed seaward reefs to a depth of about 3 m. Feeds on algae and associated minute invertebrates like forams, ostracods, and gastropods.

Main Ref.

Fukao, R., 1984

Remarks

Most widely spread species of Cirripectes(Ref. 529). Found in exposed and moderately exposed coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 635, 58534, 53568). Found at the base or in the crevices of corals such as Acropora spp. and Pocillopora verrucosa, in or near large barnacles such as Balanus tintinnablum, and in depresions of rocks, usually coral limestones; more common in coral reef crests than in lagoons. In coral interstices they are found with Cirripectes variolosus, Salarias fasciatus, Atrosalarias fuscus and Exallias brevis (Ref. 635). Occurs in algal ridge and ridge crests between surge channels of exposed seaward reefs to a depth of about 3 m. Feeds on algae and associated minute invertebrates like forams, ostracods, and gastropods.

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 Cirripectes polyzona may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Fukao, R., 1984
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: lagoons; Corals: hard corals: ( interstitial spaces ); Other habitats: other invertebrates (barnacle Balanus tintinnablum);
Special habitats Ref.	Fukao, R., 1984

Associations

ссылка	Fukao, R., 1984
Associations
Associated with	Cirripectes variolosus, Salarias fasciatus, Atrosalarias fuscus and Exallias brevis in interstices of corals Acropora spp. and Pocillopora verrucosa. May also be found in shells of Balanus tintinnablum.
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Williams, J.T., 1988
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Williams, J.T., 1988

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Замечание
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Замечание
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.81	0.38			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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