Ecology Summary - Parapriacanthus ransonneti

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Main Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Remarks	Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154); in offshore reefs (Ref., 90102). This species forms large groups in caves under ledges or beneath overhangs in reef (under Acropora plate corals) . Individuals forage at night, on zooplankton (mainly crustacean larvae and polychaetes (Ref. 43239, 90102, 107896). Forms schools during the day, dispersing to feed at night (Ref. 129713).

Main Ref.

Myers, R.F., 1991

Remarks

Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154); in offshore reefs (Ref., 90102). This species forms large groups in caves under ledges or beneath overhangs in reef (under Acropora plate corals) . Individuals forage at night, on zooplankton (mainly crustacean larvae and polychaetes (Ref. 43239, 90102, 107896). Forms schools during the day, dispersing to feed at night (Ref. 129713).

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 Parapriacanthus ransonneti may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004

Associations

Ref.
Associations	schooling;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Feeding habit	selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991

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	3.40	0.45			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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