| Ref. principal | Bardach, J.E., 1959 |
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| Notas | Found over open bottoms or coral reef areas (Ref. 5217). Often encountered where gorgonians are abundant (Ref. 13442). Feeds mainly on mollusks, also crabs and sea urchins (Ref. 3726). Mobile invertebrate feeder (Ref. 57616). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | : rocky; |
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| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; Corals: soft corals |
| Special habitats Ref. | Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992 |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Bardach, J.E., 1959 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 4.17 | 3.79 | 0.33 | Troph of adults from 1 study. | |
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| Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||||