Ecology Summary - Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

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Main Ref.	Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990
Remarks	Inhabits clear, coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in deserted worm tubes or other small holes when alarmed. Feeds on the skin, mucus and sometimes scales of other fishes by quick attacks. In common with other mimetic fish, resemblance of fangblennies to juvenile bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, allows them to actively hunt in areas where adult cleaners are common thus, indirectly improving their feeding opportunities (Ref. 75867).

Main Ref.

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990

Remarks

Inhabits clear, coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in deserted worm tubes or other small holes when alarmed. Feeds on the skin, mucus and sometimes scales of other fishes by quick attacks. In common with other mimetic fish, resemblance of fangblennies to juvenile bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, allows them to actively hunt in areas where adult cleaners are common thus, indirectly improving their feeding opportunities (Ref. 75867).

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 Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: 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.	Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	4.50	0.80			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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