Ecology of Serranus tortugarum
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Remarks Found over rubble, silty or sandy (Also Ref. 128694) bottoms (Ref. 9710). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 9710). Planktivore (Ref. 57616).

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 Serranus tortugarum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Randall, J.E., 1996
Associations schooling;
Associated with
Association remarks Often in small groups hovering over a patch of coral rubble or an old conch shell (Ref. 13442).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Feeding habit selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref. Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2005
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.08 0.22 3.07 0.12 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items
Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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