Main Ref. | Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960 |
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Anmärkningar | Found in coastal waters, over sandy or muddy areas of lagoons, reef flats and tide pools; enters harbors (Ref. 9812). Schooling species, swim at various depths along reefs, to about 20 meters but usually much shallower (Ref. 48637). Associated with seagrass (Ref. 118046). Feed on detritus containing algae and microscopic animals, by scooping up the upper layer of sand or mud and filtering through the gills (Ref. 48637). Omnivorous (Ref. 6113). Form large schools before spawning, at the beginning of the ebb tide (in June), over shallow, open areas of the lagoon slope (Ref. 9812). Feeds on plants, detritus and zooplankton (Ref. 275). Also in Ref. 9137. |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | : sand; mud; |
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Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats; |
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Typ av föda | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960 |
Födosöksstrategi | variable |
Feeding habit Ref. | Blaber, S.J.M., 1977 |
Estimation method | Ursprungligt prov | Ofiskad population | Kommentar | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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Från individuella födoämnen | 2.29 | 0.14 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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