Ecology Summary - Lupinoblennius paivai

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Main Ref.	Sazima, I. and A. Carvalho-Filho, 2003
Remarks	Occurs in coastal streams and rivulets under tidal influence, in sites with no (backwater) to medium water-flow (up to 0.2 m/s) and salinity of 0-9 ppt at ebb tide to 12-35 ppt at high tide. Observed to perch on submersed branches, where its cryptic pattern renders it very difficult to spot. When on the underside of a branch, it grasps the algal fronds with its pelvic fins and spreads its pectoral fins to anchor itself among the fronds. It swims slowly with its body curved in an oblique head-up posture, covering distances of up to 1.5 m, resembling a half-waterlogged leaf moving slowly on the water flow. Preys on small arthropods dwelling on algal growth and within decaying wood with mostly isopod and amphipod crustaceans (Ref. 49399).

Main Ref.

Sazima, I. and A. Carvalho-Filho, 2003

Remarks

Occurs in coastal streams and rivulets under tidal influence, in sites with no (backwater) to medium water-flow (up to 0.2 m/s) and salinity of 0-9 ppt at ebb tide to 12-35 ppt at high tide. Observed to perch on submersed branches, where its cryptic pattern renders it very difficult to spot. When on the underside of a branch, it grasps the algal fronds with its pelvic fins and spreads its pectoral fins to anchor itself among the fronds. It swims slowly with its body curved in an oblique head-up posture, covering distances of up to 1.5 m, resembling a half-waterlogged leaf moving slowly on the water flow. Preys on small arthropods dwelling on algal growth and within decaying wood with mostly isopod and amphipod crustaceans (Ref. 49399).

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 Lupinoblennius paivai may be found.

Habitat

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Munro, G.R., 2001
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Munro, G.R., 2001

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	3.37	0.50			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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