Ecology Summary - Lutjanus sanguineus

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Main Ref.	Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996
Remarks	Inhabits coral and rocky reefs to depths of at least 100 m. Off South Africa it displays a preference for slightly silty, turbid regions in the vicinity of sometimes shallow, offshore banks. Captured mainly at night on coral banks off Mafia Island (Tanzania) in 9 to 12 m and off Zanzibar in about 75 m. Active at night when it feeds over sandy or rubbly bottoms (Ref. 9710). Inhabits offshore reefs. Prefers silty, turbid areas. Nocturnal. Feeds on finfishes and invertebrates found among coral reefs (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996

Remarks

Inhabits coral and rocky reefs to depths of at least 100 m. Off South Africa it displays a preference for slightly silty, turbid regions in the vicinity of sometimes shallow, offshore banks. Captured mainly at night on coral banks off Mafia Island (Tanzania) in 9 to 12 m and off Zanzibar in about 75 m. Active at night when it feeds over sandy or rubbly bottoms (Ref. 9710). Inhabits offshore reefs. Prefers silty, turbid areas. Nocturnal. Feeds on finfishes and invertebrates found among coral reefs (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 sanguineus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Bachok, Z., M.I. Mansor and R.M. Noordin, 2004
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Bachok, Z., M.I. Mansor and R.M. Noordin, 2004

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	4.49	0.71			Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	3.92	0.63			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Bachok, Z., M.I. Mansor and R.M. Noordin, 2004

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