Main Ref. | Venkata Subba Rao, K., 1981 |
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Remarks | Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Voracious feeder and has the ability to catch fast swimming animals, e.g., Loligo (Ref. 1286). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic; Soft Bottom |
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Substrate Ref. | Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006 |
Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
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Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Venkata Subba Rao, K., 1981 |
Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Venkata Subba Rao, K., 1981 |
Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
From diet composition | 4.40 | 0.28 | 4.04 | 0.56 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
From individual food items | 4.35 | 0.93 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
Ref. | Venkata Subba Rao, K., 1981 |