Ecology Summary - Carpilius maculatus

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Ecology of Carpilius maculatus

Main Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks	Inhabits reefs. Benthic (Ref. 343). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Subtropical and tropical climates (Ref. 343). Nocturnal. Crushes other crustaceans and snails (Ref. 122680). Feeds on marine snails (Ref. 85383).

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 Carpilius maculatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950

Associations

Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
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	4.06	0.07			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.