Ecology Summary - Malacanthus brevirostris

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Main Ref.	Thresher, R.E. and P.L. Colin, 1986
Remarks	Inhabit barren, open areas of outer reef slopes. Occur in pairs over rocks or sandy areas adjacent to reefs (Ref. 5213). They usually live in a burrow of their own construction, often under a surface rock or sand. Has pelagic stage to at least 5 cm, hence smaller juveniles are not seen on the substrate (Ref. 48635). Found in sandy areas, in rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9137). Carnivore (Ref. 57615).

Main Ref.

Thresher, R.E. and P.L. Colin, 1986

Remarks

Inhabit barren, open areas of outer reef slopes. Occur in pairs over rocks or sandy areas adjacent to reefs (Ref. 5213). They usually live in a burrow of their own construction, often under a surface rock or sand. Has pelagic stage to at least 5 cm, hence smaller juveniles are not seen on the substrate (Ref. 48635). Found in sandy areas, in rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9137). Carnivore (Ref. 57615).

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 Malacanthus brevirostris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Thresher, R.E. and P.L. Colin, 1986
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

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	3.50	0.37			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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