Distinct habitat selection by freshwater morays in tropical rainforest streams

Ebner, Brendan C.; Fulton, Christopher; Donaldson, James A.; Schaffer, Jason

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Distinct habitat selection by freshwater morays in tropical rainforest streams

Date

2016

Authors

Ebner, Brendan C.

Fulton, Christopher

Donaldson, James A.

Schaffer, Jason

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Inc.

Abstract

Morays occupy unique interstitial habitats and function as key predators in marine ecosystems. Conversely, there is limited understanding of the ecology of Gymnothorax polyuranodon, the lone representative of the family Muraenidae known to reside in fresh