| Ref. principal | Sazima, I. and F.A. Machado, 1982 |
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| Notas | Found in inlets and backwaters of rivers and streams. Forages mostly at twilight, stalking larger fishes to feed on their scales. Approaches its intended prey stealthily and usually aims at its flank. Strikes mostly with its mouth closed, dislodging the scales with its stout, external and forward-directed teeth. The jarring strike dislodges a few scales which are swallowed immediately if taken in the mouth, or gathered as they sink. Also feeds on aquatic insects (Ref. 40383). Food dominated by zooplankton (Ref. 56181). |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Tipo de alimentação Ref. | Pelicice, F.M. and A.A. Agostinho, 2006 |
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| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 3.33 | 0.46 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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