Ecology Summary - Penicillus pyriformis

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Ecology of Penicillus pyriformis

Main Ref.	Bright, T.J., 2010
Remarks	Occurs on sands, pavement rock, coral rubble, among corals and gorgonians, low-relief spur and groove zone, and outer ridge of reef at depths between 3 to 15 m (Ref. 87157). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).

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 Penicillus pyriformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Norris, J.N. and K.E. Bucher, 1982
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Norris, J.N. and K.E. Bucher, 1982

Associations

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feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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