Ecology Summary - Amblygobius phalaena

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Main Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Remarks	Inhabits sandy or rubble areas of subtidal reef flats and lagoons and constructs a burrow under a rock or rubble. Feeds by sifting mouthfuls of sand and expelling it through the gills, to capture small invertebrates, organic matter, and large quantities of algae. Feeds on small invertebrates, algae and organic matter (Ref. 1602). Also occur in crevices around boulders and coral heads. Usually construct and maintain several burrows within their territories (Ref. 128523).

Main Ref.

Myers, R.F., 1991

Remarks

Inhabits sandy or rubble areas of subtidal reef flats and lagoons and constructs a burrow under a rock or rubble. Feeds by sifting mouthfuls of sand and expelling it through the gills, to capture small invertebrates, organic matter, and large quantities of algae. Feeds on small invertebrates, algae and organic matter (Ref. 1602). Also occur in crevices around boulders and coral heads. Usually construct and maintain several burrows within their territories (Ref. 128523).

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 Amblygobius phalaena may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.63	0.38			Troph of adults and juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	2.74	0.18			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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