| Ref. principal | Randall, J.E. and V.E. Brock, 1960 |
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| Notas | Very common in shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs. Juveniles are common in thickets of staghorn Acropora corals. Increase of piscivory with age is observed in this species. (Ref. 11889). Associated with seagrass (Ref. 118046). Feed on crustaceans, fish and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11889). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: lagoons; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006 |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E. and V.E. Brock, 1960 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
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| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 3.82 | 3.57 | 0.43 | Troph of adults from 1 study. | |
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 4.38 | 0.79 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Randall, J.E. and V.E. Brock, 1960 | ||||