Ecology Summary - Neoniphon sammara

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Main Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Remarks	Less secretive than most other species of squirrelfish. During the day, it hovers in small groups in the vicinity of branching corals, rocks, or ledges to feed primarily on isopods; at night it feeds on benthic crustaceans. This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on lagoon and seaward reefs. Often found with branching Acropora coral (Ref. 9710). Most common Neophion found in shallow areas (Ref. 9710). Feeds on small fishes (Ref. 30573), small crabs, and shrimps at night. Also Ref. 58534.

Main Ref.

Myers, R.F., 1991

Remarks

Less secretive than most other species of squirrelfish. During the day, it hovers in small groups in the vicinity of branching corals, rocks, or ledges to feed primarily on isopods; at night it feeds on benthic crustaceans. This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on lagoon and seaward reefs. Often found with branching Acropora coral (Ref. 9710). Most common Neophion found in shallow areas (Ref. 9710). Feeds on small fishes (Ref. 30573), small crabs, and shrimps at night. Also Ref. 58534.

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 Neoniphon sammara may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	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.	Gell, F.R. and M.W. Whittington, 2002

Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.62	0.19	3.49	0.48	Troph of juv./adults from 5 studies.
From individual food items	3.37	0.53			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1985

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