Ecology Summary - Metapenaeus monoceros

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Ecology of Metapenaeus monoceros

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Remarks	Prefers bottom sandy mud (Ref. 8). Also occurs on seagrasses, mudflats, sandflats and mangrove channels. Frequently burrows (Ref. 106912). Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, mollusks, fishes, algae and detritus (Ref. 104916).

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 Metapenaeus monoceros may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( level, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Subramanyam, M., 1973

Associations

Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	isopod Parapenaeon bonnieri (Ref. 104972).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	George, M.J., 1974
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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	3.35	0.42			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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