Ecology Summary - Coryphopterus urospilus

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Main Ref.	Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997
Remarks	Dwells on soft sand, usually among rocks and coral, moving over the sand to feed but not straying too far from protection. Often seen at the bases of rocky and coral reefs, and along reef-sand interface (Ref. 28023, 11482). Forages on tiny crustaceans among rocks on the bottom. When foraging over sand, its orange spot tends to resemble sand grains and may camouflage them. However they dart about quickly and dive for cover when approached (Ref. 28023). Mobile-invertebrate feeder (Ref. 57615).

Main Ref.

Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997

Remarks

Dwells on soft sand, usually among rocks and coral, moving over the sand to feed but not straying too far from protection. Often seen at the bases of rocky and coral reefs, and along reef-sand interface (Ref. 28023, 11482). Forages on tiny crustaceans among rocks on the bottom. When foraging over sand, its orange spot tends to resemble sand grains and may camouflage them. However they dart about quickly and dive for cover when approached (Ref. 28023). Mobile-invertebrate feeder (Ref. 57615).

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 Coryphopterus urospilus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
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
From individual food items	3.50	0.50			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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