| Ref. principal | Thollot, P., 1996 |
|---|---|
| Notas | Occuring on coral reefs (Ref. 54301, 58534), often in overhangs (Ref. 122680). Largest bony fish found in coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Common in shallow waters. Found in caves (Ref. 48635, 122680) or wrecks; also in estuaries. Individuals more than a meter long have been caught from shore and in harbors. Juveniles secretive in reefs and rarely seen (Ref. 48635). Feed on spiny lobsters, fishes, including small sharks and batoids, and juvenile sea turtles and crustaceans. In South African estuaries, the main prey item is the mud crab, Scylla serrata. |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
|
|
|
|
| Substrato | Benthic; |
|---|---|
| Substrato Ref. | |
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Habitats especiais Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
| Ref. | |
|---|---|
| Associações | |
| Associado a | |
| Observações da associação | |
| Parasitism |
| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
|---|---|
| Tipo de alimentação Ref. | Thollot, P., 1996 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Hábito alimentar Ref. | Thollot, P., 1996 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | |||||
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 4.00 | 0.60 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | |||||