Ecology Summary - Lutjanus fulvus

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Main Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Remarks	Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Inhabits lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Prefers sheltered areas with deep holes or large boulders (Ref. 37816). Juvenile sometimes found in estuaries, shallow mangrove swamps (Ref. 9773) and the lower parts of freshwater streams. Occurs solitary (Ref. 9773) or in small groups (Ref. 4887). Feeds at night on fishes, shrimps, crabs, holothurians and cephalopods (Refs. 30573, 9773). Dwells in coral reefs, lagoons and shallow water (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Allen, G.R., 1985

Remarks

Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Inhabits lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Prefers sheltered areas with deep holes or large boulders (Ref. 37816). Juvenile sometimes found in estuaries, shallow mangrove swamps (Ref. 9773) and the lower parts of freshwater streams. Occurs solitary (Ref. 9773) or in small groups (Ref. 4887). Feeds at night on fishes, shrimps, crabs, holothurians and cephalopods (Refs. 30573, 9773). Dwells in coral reefs, lagoons and shallow water (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 Lutjanus fulvus may be found.

Habitat

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

Associations

Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Associations	solitary;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.61	0.46	4.02	0.69	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	3.76	0.55			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Blaber, S.J.M., D.A. Milton, N.J.F. Rawlinson, G. Tiroba and P.V. Nichols, 1990

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