| Ref. principal | Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985 |
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| Notas | Present in seagrass beds at adult stage (Ref. 41878). Forms large schools in shallow water during the day. Moves into deeper water and further offshore at night. Is a nocturnal zooplanktivore (Ref. 9004). At no time is phytoplankton taken. |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Habitats especiais | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Gell, F.R. and M.W. Whittington, 2002 |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Milton, D.A., S.J.M. Blaber and N.J.F. Rawlinson, 1994 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 3.57 | 0.35 | 3.49 | 0.46 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 3.27 | 0.38 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Milton, D.A., S.J.M. Blaber and N.J.F. Rawlinson, 1994 | ||||