Ecology Summary - Balistapus undulatus

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Main Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Remarks	Occurs in coral-rich (Ref. 58534) areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 50 meters (Ref. 48637). Feeds on a variety of benthic organisms such as algae, coral, molluscs, worms, echinoderms, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, and hydrozoans (Ref. 54301). Has a territorial nature. They seek shelter in coral crevices when threatened or when retiring for the night.

Main Ref.

Myers, R.F., 1991

Remarks

Occurs in coral-rich (Ref. 58534) areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 50 meters (Ref. 48637). Feeds on a variety of benthic organisms such as algae, coral, molluscs, worms, echinoderms, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, and hydrozoans (Ref. 54301). Has a territorial nature. They seek shelter in coral crevices when threatened or when retiring for the night.

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 Balistapus undulatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	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;
Special habitats Ref.	Broad, G., 2003

Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.37	0.42			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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