Ecology Summary - Sargocentron spiniferum

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Main Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Remarks	Inhabits rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9137, 58534). A solitary species that inhabits a variety of reef zones from reef flats to lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 122 m and is fairly common in areas not subjected to heavy spear fishing. Found under ledges during the day (Ref. 9710). Juveniles inhabit shallow protected reefs. A nocturnal species that feeds on crabs, shrimps and small fishes.

Main Ref.

Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960

Remarks

Inhabits rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9137, 58534). A solitary species that inhabits a variety of reef zones from reef flats to lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 122 m and is fairly common in areas not subjected to heavy spear fishing. Found under ledges during the day (Ref. 9710). Juveniles inhabit shallow protected reefs. A nocturnal species that feeds on crabs, shrimps and small fishes.

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 Sargocentron spiniferum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Broad, G., 2003

Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.60	0.39	3.48	0.52	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	3.80	0.62			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Kulbicki, M., Y.-M. Bozec, P. Labrosse, Y. Letourneur, G. Mou-Tham and L. Wantiez, 2005

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