| Réf. principale | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
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| Remarques | Found among coral heads and rocks of subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 4919, 5503). Common on coastal reefs at various depths. Mimic filefish, males are territorial and are often seen fighting (Ref. 48637). Feeds mainly on filamentous green and red algae, tunicates, and on smaller amounts of corals, bryozoans, polychaetes, echinoderms, mollusks, and brown and coralline red algae. Forms shoals (10-100 or more) often with the filefish, Paraluteres prionurus (about 5% of shoal) mimicking C. valentini to protect it from predators (Ref. 4919, 5503). Territorial and haremic; males spawn with a different female each day (Ref. 9710). One or more territories are occupied and defended each by a female where a single large male stands guard (Ref. 55082). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrat | Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrat Réf. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
| Habitats spéciaux | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Habitats particuliers Réf. | Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006 |
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| Type de prise alimentaire | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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| Type d'alimentation Réf. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Habitude alimentaire | variable |
| Habitudes alimentaires Réf. | Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986 |
| Estimation method | Échantillon original | Population non pêchée | Remarque | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| À partir des éléments alimentaires | 2.84 | 0.30 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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