Ecology Summary - Balistoides conspicillum

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Referencia principal	Matsuura, K., 2001
Observaciones	The habitat consists of clear waters of outer reef slopes at depth between about 5 and 75 m. Juveniles are very secretive, mainly confining themselves to caves below 20 m depth on steep drop offs (Ref. 54301). Lives in clear coastal to outer reef habitats (Ref. 48637). A solitary species (Ref. 9710). Uncommon to rare throughout most of its range (Ref. 9770). Adults usually seen along deep drop-offs, swimming about openly and may retreat to caves when approached. Juveniles secretive in small caves with rich invertebrate growth (Ref. 48637). Diet consists of sea urchins, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, and tunicates (Ref. 9770).

Referencia principal

Matsuura, K., 2001

Observaciones

The habitat consists of clear waters of outer reef slopes at depth between about 5 and 75 m. Juveniles are very secretive, mainly confining themselves to caves below 20 m depth on steep drop offs (Ref. 54301). Lives in clear coastal to outer reef habitats (Ref. 48637). A solitary species (Ref. 9710). Uncommon to rare throughout most of its range (Ref. 9770). Adults usually seen along deep drop-offs, swimming about openly and may retreat to caves when approached. Juveniles secretive in small caves with rich invertebrate growth (Ref. 48637). Diet consists of sea urchins, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, and tunicates (Ref. 9770).

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	Estuarios/lagunas/mares salobres mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cuevas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Balistoides conspicillum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: sand; mud; 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.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentación

Tipo De Alimentación	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Matsuura, K., 2001
Hábito De Alimentación	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Muestra original		Población no pescada		Observación
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Observación
De la composición de la dieta
De tipos individuales de alimento	3.31	0.39			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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