Ecology Summary - Parupeneus barberinus

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Main Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Remarks	Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). One of the most abundant species of Parupeneus (Ref. 37816). Inhabit large sand patches as well as sand and rubble areas of reef flats, and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of about 100 m. Forage on sand-dwelling invertebrates like polychaete worms and crustaceans. Individuals from Palau and eastern Carolines often have a yellow band immediately above the broad black band extending behind the eye (Ref. 37816). Adults solitary or in small groups. Juveniles usually in small groups, often mixed with other species in sparse seagrass habitats (Ref. 48636).

Main Ref.

Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

Remarks

Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). One of the most abundant species of Parupeneus (Ref. 37816). Inhabit large sand patches as well as sand and rubble areas of reef flats, and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of about 100 m. Forage on sand-dwelling invertebrates like polychaete worms and crustaceans. Individuals from Palau and eastern Carolines often have a yellow band immediately above the broad black band extending behind the eye (Ref. 37816). Adults solitary or in small groups. Juveniles usually in small groups, often mixed with other species in sparse seagrass habitats (Ref. 48636).

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 Parupeneus barberinus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Broad, G., 2003
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition			3.22	0.41
From individual food items	3.44	0.38			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

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