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Ecology of Foa brachygramma
 
Main Ref. Thollot, P., 1996
Remarks Nocturnal species which occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Occurs among seagrasses, heavy algal growth, or rubble of shallow sheltered areas (Ref. 1602). Readily enters brackish and also found in fresh waters (Ref. 27665).

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 Foa brachygramma may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Gell, F.R. and M.W. Whittington, 2002

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Thollot, P., 1996
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Thollot, P., 1996
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.52 0.45 3.28 0.27 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.50 0.50 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref. Randall, J.E., 1998
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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