Ecology of Pomadasys kaakan
 
Main Ref. van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Remarks Live in sandy or muddy areas in shallow coastal waters (Ref. 9137). Juveniles enter the estuaries and mangroves from the sea and spend their life cycle in brackish water (Ref. 43081). Coastal demersal. Dwells in and around coral reefs and estuaries from shallow waters to offshore banks. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes and polychaete worms. Juveniles feed mostly on copepods. Reportedly tolerant of salinity levels and turbid, muddy conditions. Solitary, but forms shoals during the breeding season. Spawning occurs in open sea (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 Pomadasys kaakan may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; mud;
Substrate Ref. Broad, G., 2003
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995

Associations

Ref.
Associations solitary; shoaling;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.54 0.53 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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