| Ref. principal | Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989 |
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| Notas | Carnivorous. Feeds on crustaceans and juvenile fishes (Ref. 137513). Juveniles inhabit sandy shorelines and shallow sandy or muddy bays near river mouths while adults move out in schools to clear seaward reefs (Also Ref. 9773). Feeds on bivalves, crabs, and mole crabs (Ref. 9773). Found near coral and rock reefs. Feed primarily on sand mollusks and other hard-shelled invertebrates. |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrato | Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; |
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| Substrato Ref. | Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995 |
| Habitats especiais | Coral Reefs; |
| Habitats especiais Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
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| Associações | schooling; |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Tipo de alimentação Ref. | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Hábito de alimentação Ref. | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 3.79 | 0.41 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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