Ecology Summary - Cantherhines dumerilii

Língua:

Ref. principal	Randall, J.E., 1985
Notas	Inhabits offshore coral reefs usually solitary or in pairs (Ref. 5503, 48637). Common in surface waters around oceanic islands (Ref. 9318). A shy species, usually retreating quickly into caves or large crevices of the reef (Ref. 48637). Juveniles are pelagic, seen under floating objects (Ref. 9318). Feeds on tips of branching corals, algae, sponges, sea urchins, and mollusks (Ref. 1602). Has powerful jaws and strong teeth, with which it bites off chunks of the skeletal rock that includes many polyps (Ref. 59308).

Ref. principal

Randall, J.E., 1985

Notas

Inhabits offshore coral reefs usually solitary or in pairs (Ref. 5503, 48637). Common in surface waters around oceanic islands (Ref. 9318). A shy species, usually retreating quickly into caves or large crevices of the reef (Ref. 48637). Juveniles are pelagic, seen under floating objects (Ref. 9318). Feeds on tips of branching corals, algae, sponges, sea urchins, and mollusks (Ref. 1602). Has powerful jaws and strong teeth, with which it bites off chunks of the skeletal rock that includes many polyps (Ref. 59308).

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	Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas manguezais pântanos/brejos	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cavernas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Cantherhines dumerilii may be found.

Habitat

Substrato	Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
Habitats especiais	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004

Associações

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Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1985
Hábito alimentar	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Amostra original		População virgem (não pescada)		Nota
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Nota
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais	3.07	0.33			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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