Referencia principal | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
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Observaciones | Inhabits shallow waters to depths of 90 m (Ref. 9626), especially over sand and rock bottoms in reef areas. Young juveniles often found on beds of seagrass, e.g. Thalassia. Feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 9626). Grubbers which excavate while moving, feed on bottom animals (Ref. 40396). Microinvertivore (Ref. 33499). Mobile invertebrate feeder (Ref. 126840). Predominantly inhabits forereefs (Ref. 128694). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | : sand;: rocky; |
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Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Other habitats: deep-water corals; |
Special habitats Ref. | Simon, T., H.T. Pinheiro, R.L. Moura, A. Carvalho-Filho, L.A. Rocha, A.S. Martins, E. Mazzei, R.B. Francini-Filho, G.M. Amado-Filho and J.-C. Joyeux, 2016 |
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Associations | |
Associated with | 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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Parasitism |
Tipo De Alimentación | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
Hábito De Alimentación | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
Estimation method | Muestra original | Población no pescada | Observación | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
De la composición de la dieta | 3.65 | 0.20 | 3.38 | 0.43 | Troph of juv./adults from 3 studies. |
De tipos individuales de alimento | 3.37 | 0.39 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
Referencia | Randall, J.E., 1967 |