Ecology Summary - Platax pinnatus

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Main Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Remarks	Adults are generally solitary and found under overhangs of steep outer reef slopes to a depth of at least 20 m. Juveniles are encountered in mangroves and inner sheltered reefs where they seek shelter in caves or under ledges. Feeds on algae as well as jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton (Ref. 6113). Also Ref. 58652. Juveniles inhabit the tidal shoreline and in confined reefs. Subadults form small schools, around coral reefs or shallow lagoons (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Myers, R.F., 1991

Remarks

Adults are generally solitary and found under overhangs of steep outer reef slopes to a depth of at least 20 m. Juveniles are encountered in mangroves and inner sheltered reefs where they seek shelter in caves or under ledges. Feeds on algae as well as jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton (Ref. 6113). Also Ref. 58652. Juveniles inhabit the tidal shoreline and in confined reefs. Subadults form small schools, around coral reefs or shallow lagoons (Ref. 9773).

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 Platax pinnatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

Ref.
Associations	solitary; schooling;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Anderson, C. and A. Hafiz, 1987
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Anderson, C. and A. Hafiz, 1987

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	3.67	0.29			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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