Ecology Summary - Moolgarda crenilabis

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Main Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Remarks	Found in coastal (Also Ref. 9773) waters, over sandy or muddy areas of lagoons, reef flats and tide pools; enters harbors (Ref. 9812). Schooling species, swim at various depths along reefs, to about 20 meters but usually much shallower (Ref. 48637). Associated with seagrass (Ref. 118046). Feed on detritus containing algae and microscopic animals, by scooping up the upper layer of sand or mud and filtering through the gills (Ref. 48637). Omnivorous (Ref. 6113). Form large schools before spawning (up to 1500 individuals (Ref. 9773)), at the beginning of the ebb tide (in June), over shallow, open areas of the lagoon slope (Ref. 9812). Feeds on plants, detritus and zooplankton (Refs. 275, 9773). Inhabits coral reefs. Either solitary or forms small groups (Ref. 9773). Also in Ref. 9137.

Main Ref.

Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960

Remarks

Found in coastal (Also Ref. 9773) waters, over sandy or muddy areas of lagoons, reef flats and tide pools; enters harbors (Ref. 9812). Schooling species, swim at various depths along reefs, to about 20 meters but usually much shallower (Ref. 48637). Associated with seagrass (Ref. 118046). Feed on detritus containing algae and microscopic animals, by scooping up the upper layer of sand or mud and filtering through the gills (Ref. 48637). Omnivorous (Ref. 6113). Form large schools before spawning (up to 1500 individuals (Ref. 9773)), at the beginning of the ebb tide (in June), over shallow, open areas of the lagoon slope (Ref. 9812). Feeds on plants, detritus and zooplankton (Refs. 275, 9773). Inhabits coral reefs. Either solitary or forms small groups (Ref. 9773). Also in Ref. 9137.

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 Moolgarda crenilabis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Blaber, S.J.M., 1977

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	2.34	0.10			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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