Ecology Summary - Lutjanus kasmira

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Main Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Remarks	Inhabit coral reefs, occurring in both shallow lagoons and on outer reef slopes (Also Ref. 9773). Frequently found in large aggregations around coral formation (Also Ref. 9773), caves or wrecks during the day. Juveniles inhabit seagrass beds around patch reefs (Ref. 9710). Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs, stomatopods, cephalopods, and planktonic crustaceans (Also Ref. 9773). Also take a variety of algae (Ref. 4821). Nocturnal. Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Allen, G.R., 1985

Remarks

Inhabit coral reefs, occurring in both shallow lagoons and on outer reef slopes (Also Ref. 9773). Frequently found in large aggregations around coral formation (Also Ref. 9773), caves or wrecks during the day. Juveniles inhabit seagrass beds around patch reefs (Ref. 9710). Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs, stomatopods, cephalopods, and planktonic crustaceans (Also Ref. 9773). Also take a variety of algae (Ref. 4821). Nocturnal. Eggs are pelagic (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 kasmira may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom 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: reef slope/drop-offs; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

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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	3.87	0.32			Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	3.84	0.55			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Kulbicki, M., Y.-M. Bozec, P. Labrosse, Y. Letourneur, G. Mou-Tham and L. Wantiez, 2005

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