Ecology Summary - Gobiodon acicularis
Ecology of Gobiodon acicularis
 
Main Ref. Myers, R.F., 1999
Remarks Inhabits shallow sheltered backreef areas where it occurs among the branches of Porites cylindrica. Specimens were collected from coral-enclosed area and reef bordering eelgrass flat (Ref. 13690).

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 Gobiodon acicularis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Harold, A.S., R. Winterbottom, P.L. Munday and R.W. Chapman, 2008
Associations commensalism;
Associated with
Association remarks A coral-commensal fish (Ref. 72446).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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