Ecology Summary - Fistularia commersonii

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Main Ref.	Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987
Remarks	Adults inhabit reef habitats to a depth of at least 128 m, except in heavy surge areas. Also found in sandy bottoms adjacent to reef areas (Refs. 36710, 127989), either solitary or in schools (Refs. 9710, 127989). Present in seagrass beds at all life stages (Refs. 41878, 9773). Feed on small fishes, crustaceans (squids and shrimps) (Ref. 36327, 36710, 37816). Mainly piscivorous but supplements its diet with squids and shrimps (Refs. 36327, 127989). Carnivore (Refs. 57615, 9773). Either free-swimming or in small schools. Feeds on small fishes, blennies, moray eels and crustaceans (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987

Remarks

Adults inhabit reef habitats to a depth of at least 128 m, except in heavy surge areas. Also found in sandy bottoms adjacent to reef areas (Refs. 36710, 127989), either solitary or in schools (Refs. 9710, 127989). Present in seagrass beds at all life stages (Refs. 41878, 9773). Feed on small fishes, crustaceans (squids and shrimps) (Ref. 36327, 36710, 37816). Mainly piscivorous but supplements its diet with squids and shrimps (Refs. 36327, 127989). Carnivore (Refs. 57615, 9773). Either free-swimming or in small schools. Feeds on small fishes, blennies, moray eels and crustaceans (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 Fistularia commersonii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; 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: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

Associations

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Associations	schooling;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	4.26	0.66	4.13	0.66	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	4.31	0.97			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987

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