主要參考文獻 | Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982 |
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附註 | Found in open waters but also near the coast (Ref. 9293, 11230). Forms schools. Piscivore (Ref. 39061, 46174). An analysis of stomach contents (Ref. 6859) suggests that feeding is round the clock. Dolphins tend to be closely associated with Sargassum communities as well as with floating and drifting objects on the high seas. In eastern Caribbean, diet varies with season, and mysids are a very important component from October to December (Ref. 39061). Diet also varies slightly with predator size (small dolphinfish eat fewer flyingfish and more squid than larger sized dolphinfish), and with sex (males take proportionally more of the active fast swimming species such as flyingfish, squid and dolphinfish than do females) (Ref. 39061). Pelagic-oceanic. Inhabits coastal waters. Either in pairs or forms small shoals below flotsam. Migratory pattern influenced by temperature, where it follows warm water currents. Feeds on small fishes, squids and crustaceans (Ref. 9773). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Pelagic; |
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Substrate Ref. | Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995 |
Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs; |
Special habitats Ref. | Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006 |
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Associations | shoaling; |
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Parasitism |
攝取食物的類型 | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982 |
攝取食物的習慣 | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982 |
Estimation method | 最初的樣本 | 不捕獲族群 | 附註 | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
從食物內容 | 4.37 | 4.26 | 0.71 | Troph of adults from 1 study. | |
從個別的食物項目 | 4.28 | 0.64 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
參考文獻 | Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982 |