Ecology Summary - Polydactylus sextarius
Ecologia de Polydactylus sextarius
 
Ref. principal Daget, J. and J.C. Njock, 1986
Notas A marine species found on muddy bottoms of the continental shelf. Frequently enters estuaries and is found over sand or sand-mud flats in 19 to 73 m depth (Ref. 9685); also inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans (especially shrimps), fishes and benthic organisms; also on sponges and fish scales. The progression in this hermaphrodite is protandrous, changing from a juvenile to a hermaphrodite, then a female.

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Polydactylus sextarius may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Soft Bottom
Substrato Ref.
Special habitats
Habitats especiais Ref.

Associações

Ref.
Associações
Associado a
Observações da associação
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. Feltes, R.M., 2001
Hábito alimentar hunting macrofauna (predator)
Hábito alimentar Ref. Feltes, R.M., 2001
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais 3.79 0.57 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(ex. 9948)
(ex. oophagy)
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