Ecology Summary - Bryaninops ridens

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Main Ref.	Myers, R.F., 1991
Remarks	Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs and found on large Porites knoll and branching Millepora (Ref. 89154). Herler & Hilgers (2005) reported this species in the Gulf of Aqaba only on the hydrozoan coral Millepora dichoma on the reef edge and upper reef slope. It clings to this stinging coral, usually in a head-down position. It was difficult to collect, moving quickly from branch to branch, and generally escaping in the network at the base. The second author observed B. ridens in southern Egypt in calm lagoons and bays from depth of 0.5-10 m, and it should be expected throughout the Red Sea. Because of its transparency, it is easily overlooked (Ref. 89154).

Main Ref.

Myers, R.F., 1991

Remarks

Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs and found on large Porites knoll and branching Millepora (Ref. 89154). Herler & Hilgers (2005) reported this species in the Gulf of Aqaba only on the hydrozoan coral Millepora dichoma on the reef edge and upper reef slope. It clings to this stinging coral, usually in a head-down position. It was difficult to collect, moving quickly from branch to branch, and generally escaping in the network at the base. The second author observed B. ridens in southern Egypt in calm lagoons and bays from depth of 0.5-10 m, and it should be expected throughout the Red Sea. Because of its transparency, it is easily overlooked (Ref. 89154).

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 Bryaninops ridens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
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Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
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Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

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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
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