Ecology Summary - Amblyglyphidodon curacao

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Main Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Remarks	Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). Inhabit lagoons, coastal embayments, reef passages and outer reefs. Juveniles often found among Sarcophyton and Sinularia soft corals. Feeding aggregations are frequently observed over growths of the staghorn coral Acropora. Feed on plants and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 6110). The stomach contents of a specimen included larval crabs and shrimps, fish eggs, and algae. Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699).

Main Ref.

Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

Remarks

Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). Inhabit lagoons, coastal embayments, reef passages and outer reefs. Juveniles often found among Sarcophyton and Sinularia soft corals. Feeding aggregations are frequently observed over growths of the staghorn coral Acropora. Feed on plants and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 6110). The stomach contents of a specimen included larval crabs and shrimps, fish eggs, and algae. Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699).

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 Amblyglyphidodon curacao may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Hobson, E.S. and J.R. Chess, 1978
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Hobson, E.S. and J.R. Chess, 1978

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	2.63	0.14	2.78	0.12	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	3.10	0.23			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

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