Ecology Summary - Aulostomus chinensis

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Main Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1985
Remarks	Occur solitarily (Ref. 9773) in reef habitats, including inshore shallows and outer reefs to depths of over 100 m (Ref. 54301). Found in clear, shallow water (Ref. 9275), in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs (Refs. 1602, 58534, 58652, 9773). Feed on small fishes and shrimps (Ref. 9275). Piscivore (Ref. 57615). Slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey (Refs. 54301, 9773). Often seen in the coelacanth caves in depths of 178-243 m. Adults feed on small fish but occasionally videotaped picking blobs of unidentified white plankton from swarms attracted to the mouth of the caves by the lights of the submersible (Ref. 58472). Feeds on small fish and crustaceans (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Randall, J.E., 1985

Remarks

Occur solitarily (Ref. 9773) in reef habitats, including inshore shallows and outer reefs to depths of over 100 m (Ref. 54301). Found in clear, shallow water (Ref. 9275), in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs (Refs. 1602, 58534, 58652, 9773). Feed on small fishes and shrimps (Ref. 9275). Piscivore (Ref. 57615). Slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey (Refs. 54301, 9773). Often seen in the coelacanth caves in depths of 178-243 m. Adults feed on small fish but occasionally videotaped picking blobs of unidentified white plankton from swarms attracted to the mouth of the caves by the lights of the submersible (Ref. 58472). Feeds on small fish and crustaceans (Ref. 9773).

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 Aulostomus chinensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

Associations

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Associations	solitary;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1985
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1985

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	4.24	0.75			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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