Ecology Summary - Caesio lunaris

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Main Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., 1988
Remarks	Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). In the juvenile stage, it stays close to the reef & schools with other juvenile species of caesionids, commonly with C. cuning. Adult typically feeds further off the reef than other fusiliers; returning to the reef only at night to shelter (Ref. 402). Inhabits coastal waters. Dwells in coral reefs and rocky substrates. Pelagic schooling species (Also Ref. 129713). Filter-feeder that mainly feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 9773). Found in wrecks, underwater hills, or mounts (Ref. 129713).

Main Ref.

Carpenter, K.E., 1988

Remarks

Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). In the juvenile stage, it stays close to the reef & schools with other juvenile species of caesionids, commonly with C. cuning. Adult typically feeds further off the reef than other fusiliers; returning to the reef only at night to shelter (Ref. 402). Inhabits coastal waters. Dwells in coral reefs and rocky substrates. Pelagic schooling species (Also Ref. 129713). Filter-feeder that mainly feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 9773). Found in wrecks, underwater hills, or mounts (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 Caesio lunaris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Pelagic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

Ref.
Associations	schooling;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., 1988
Feeding habit	selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., 1988

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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