Ecology Summary - Rypticus saponaceus

Língua:

Ref. principal	Randall, J.E., 1967
Notas	Inhabits shallow water on bottoms with eroded limestone or mixed sand and rocks, as well as around reefs. Often found lying motionless against rocks (Ref. 13121). Secretes copious mucus which makes its surface slimy and when disturbed the slime turns into a soapy foam. The mucus has been shown to contain a toxic protein (Ref. 3632). Nocturnal, frequently seen around the bases of coral colonies and near mouths of caves (Ref. 26938). Carnivore (Ref. 57616). Mobile invertebrate feeder (Ref. 126840).

Ref. principal

Randall, J.E., 1967

Notas

Inhabits shallow water on bottoms with eroded limestone or mixed sand and rocks, as well as around reefs. Often found lying motionless against rocks (Ref. 13121). Secretes copious mucus which makes its surface slimy and when disturbed the slime turns into a soapy foam. The mucus has been shown to contain a toxic protein (Ref. 3632). Nocturnal, frequently seen around the bases of coral colonies and near mouths of caves (Ref. 26938). Carnivore (Ref. 57616). Mobile invertebrate feeder (Ref. 126840).

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	Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas manguezais pântanos/brejos	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cavernas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Rypticus saponaceus may be found.

Habitat

Substrato	: sand;: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Habitats especiais	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: deep-water corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Simon, T., H.T. Pinheiro, R.L. Moura, A. Carvalho-Filho, L.A. Rocha, A.S. Martins, E. Mazzei, R.B. Francini-Filho, G.M. Amado-Filho and J.-C. Joyeux, 2016

Associações

Ref.	Claro, R., 1994
Associações	solitary;
Associada com	Cleaned by scarlet striped cleaner shrimp, Lysmata grabhami, as observed on the coral reefs in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (Ref. 36810).
Comentários sobre associação	A solitary species (Ref. 26340).
Parasitismo

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Hábito alimentar	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Amostra original		População virgem (não pescada)		Nota
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Nota
Da composição da dieta	4.06	0.48	3.94	0.62	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
Dos itens alimentares individuais	4.00	0.61			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967

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