Ecology Summary - Lutjanus russellii

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Main Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Remarks	Occur in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Inhabit offshore coral reefs and also inshore rocky and coral reefs (Refs. 30573, 9773). Juveniles frequent mangrove estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams (Refs. 30573, 48635, 9773). Adults on clear outer reefs at moderate depths, usually over 20 m, and is more common in about 50 m depth (Refs. 48635, 9773). Feed on benthic invertebrates and fish (Ref. 5213). Also feed on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11889).

Main Ref.

Allen, G.R., 1985

Remarks

Occur in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Inhabit offshore coral reefs and also inshore rocky and coral reefs (Refs. 30573, 9773). Juveniles frequent mangrove estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams (Refs. 30573, 48635, 9773). Adults on clear outer reefs at moderate depths, usually over 20 m, and is more common in about 50 m depth (Refs. 48635, 9773). Feed on benthic invertebrates and fish (Ref. 5213). Also feed on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11889).

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 Lutjanus russellii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	4.10	0.40	4.14	0.65	Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies.
From individual food items	3.80	0.63			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Salini, J.P., S.J.M. Blaber and D.T. Brewer, 1994

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