| Ref. principal | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
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| Notas | Occurs mainly over rocky and muddy bottoms. Uncommon around coral reefs. Usually rests on the bottom (Ref. 9710). Juveniles may be found in shallow water, but adults are usually taken from depths of 70-330 m (Ref. 13442). Reptant and natant decapods were the main food items throughout the year (Ref 59311). Feeds on a wide variety of fishes and invertebrates. |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Substrato | Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
| Habitats especiais | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. |
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| Associações | |
| Associada com | Cleaned by <>Elacatinus figaro observed off the coast of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil (Ref. 40102). Also cleaned by Pomacanthus paru observed at the reefs of the Abrolhos Archipelago, off eastern Brazil (Ref. 40094). |
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| Parasitismo |
| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 3.50 | 0.46 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. | ||
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 3.63 | 0.71 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Gómez-Canchong, P., L. Manjarrés M., L.O. Duarte and J. Altamar, 2004 | ||||