Ecology Summary - Lutjanus analis

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Main Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Remarks	Occurs in continental shelf areas as well as clear waters around islands (Ref. 5217). Large adults usually among rocks and coral while juveniles occur over sandy, vegetated (usually Thalassia) bottoms (Ref. 5217). Associated with seagrass (Ref. 118046). Forms small aggregations which disband during the night (Ref. 55). Feeds both day and night on fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods, and gastropods (Ref. 55) and other benthic organisms (Ref. 26338, 42771). Carnivore (Ref. 57616).

Main Ref.

Allen, G.R., 1985

Remarks

Occurs in continental shelf areas as well as clear waters around islands (Ref. 5217). Large adults usually among rocks and coral while juveniles occur over sandy, vegetated (usually Thalassia) bottoms (Ref. 5217). Associated with seagrass (Ref. 118046). Forms small aggregations which disband during the night (Ref. 55). Feeds both day and night on fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods, and gastropods (Ref. 55) and other benthic organisms (Ref. 26338, 42771). Carnivore (Ref. 57616).

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 Lutjanus analis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Unsworth, R.K., L.M. Nordlund and L.C. Cullen-Unsworth, 2018

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova, 1994
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2005

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.91	0.20	3.80	0.60	Troph of juv./adults from 4 studies.
From individual food items	3.92	0.60			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova, 1994

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