Ecology Summary - Phyllacanthus imperialis

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Ecology of Phyllacanthus imperialis

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Inhabits shallow reef areas at depths of 0 to 15 m. Hides in holes or under corals at day time (Ref. 800); and burrows in coral rock (Refs. 81254, 129602). Feeds on algae and small invertebrates (Ref. 800). Associated with coral communities. Nocturnal. Feeds on encrusting organisms (Ref. 129602).

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 Phyllacanthus imperialis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Duffy, C.A.J. and S.T. Ahyong, 2015

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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	2.53	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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