Ecology Summary - Cheilodipterus macrodon

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Main Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Remarks	Found inshore (Ref. 75154); Common in outer reef slopes in 4-30 m depth; in caves and ledges of clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 40 m, generally hovering solitarily in midwater (Ref. 1602, 9137, 58534). Adults usually in pairs or small groups comprising several pairs; juveniles solitary or small groups (Ref. 48635). Feeds primarily on small fishes (Ref. 9710). Dwells in coral and rocky reefs, seaweed and seagrass, and deep waters. Carnivorous; feeds on small fishes, living corals and crustaceans (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960

Remarks

Found inshore (Ref. 75154); Common in outer reef slopes in 4-30 m depth; in caves and ledges of clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 40 m, generally hovering solitarily in midwater (Ref. 1602, 9137, 58534). Adults usually in pairs or small groups comprising several pairs; juveniles solitary or small groups (Ref. 48635). Feeds primarily on small fishes (Ref. 9710). Dwells in coral and rocky reefs, seaweed and seagrass, and deep waters. Carnivorous; feeds on small fishes, living corals 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 Cheilodipterus macrodon may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Gell, F.R. and M.W. Whittington, 2002

Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993

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	4.12	0.61			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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