Ecology Summary - Lutjanus synagris

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Main Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Remarks	Found over all types of bottom, but mainly around coral reefs and on vegetated sandy areas. In turbid as well as clear water (Ref. 9710). Often forms large aggregations, especially during the breeding season. Feeds at night on small fishes, bottom-living crabs, shrimps, worms, gastropods and cephalopods and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 26338). Carnivore (Ref. 57616). Predominantly inhabits mangroves (Ref. 128694).

Main Ref.

Allen, G.R., 1985

Remarks

Found over all types of bottom, but mainly around coral reefs and on vegetated sandy areas. In turbid as well as clear water (Ref. 9710). Often forms large aggregations, especially during the breeding season. Feeds at night on small fishes, bottom-living crabs, shrimps, worms, gastropods and cephalopods and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 26338). Carnivore (Ref. 57616). Predominantly inhabits mangroves (Ref. 128694).

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 synagris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Harper, L.M., J.S. Lefcheck, R. Whippo, M.S. Jones, Z. Foltz and J.E. Duffy, 2022
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
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Associations

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Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Allen, G.R., 1985

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.82	0.19	3.82	0.62	Troph of juv./adults from 6 studies.
From individual food items	3.66	0.80			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Rodríguez Pino, Z., 1962

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