Ecology Summary - Rhinomuraena quaesita

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Main Ref.	Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994
Remarks	Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Common in Indonesia (Ref. 48635). Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on small fishes (Ref. 6934). Secretive species normally hidden in sand or rubble, sometimes with only its head protruding (Ref. 9710, 48635). Juveniles all black, males have yellow dorsal fin and females change to a nearly all yellow color, but usually with blue in the posterior (Ref. 48635).

Main Ref.

Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994

Remarks

Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Common in Indonesia (Ref. 48635). Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on small fishes (Ref. 6934). Secretive species normally hidden in sand or rubble, sometimes with only its head protruding (Ref. 9710, 48635). Juveniles all black, males have yellow dorsal fin and females change to a nearly all yellow color, but usually with blue in the posterior (Ref. 48635).

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 Rhinomuraena quaesita may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Allen, G.R., 2004
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: lagoons; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994

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	4.50	0.80			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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