Main Ref. | Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996 |
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Remarks | Diurnally feeding species; spawns at new moon shortly after sunrise (Refs. 120973, 202, 9773). Dwells in coral reef areas and shallow waters. Forms large feeding aggregations to graze on algae (Refs. 9773, 129713 ). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Special habitats | Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; |
Special habitats Ref. | Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996 |
Feeding habit | grazing on aquatic plants |
Feeding habit Ref. | Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995 |
Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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