Ecology Summary - Novaculoides macrolepidotus
Ecology of Novaculoides macrolepidotus
 
Main Ref. Myers, R.F., 1999
Remarks Found in seagrass beds and sandy algal flats of lagoons and mangrove channels (Ref. 37816). Present in seagrass beds at all life stages (Ref. 41878).

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 Novaculoides macrolepidotus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
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. Nakamura, Y., M. Horinouchi, T. Nakai and M. Sano, 2003
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Nakamura, Y., M. Horinouchi, T. Nakai and M. Sano, 2003
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.39 0.54 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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