| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
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| Anmärkningar | Adults often seen over rocky areas or reefs, but also on flat bottoms to about 85 m depth, while the young inhabit shallower waters (Ref. 3815). Feeds on crabs, mollusks, worms, brittle stars and hermit crabs (Ref. 3815). This is the most common species of the genus in the Antilles (Ref. 3815). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | Hard Bottom; |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara, 1978 |
| Ref. | Sazima, I., R.L. Moura and C. Sazima, 1999 |
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| Associations | |
| Associated with | Cleaned by Pomacanthus paru observed at the reefs of the Abrolhos Archipelago, off eastern Brazil (Ref. 40094). |
| Association remarks | |
| Parasitism |
| Typ av föda | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Födosöksstrategi | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Estimation method | Ursprungligt prov | Ofiskad population | Kommentar | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Från födosammansättning | 3.72 | 0.22 | 3.37 | 0.39 | Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies. |
| Från individuella födoämnen | 3.54 | 0.52 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Gómez-Canchong, P., L. Manjarrés M., L.O. Duarte and J. Altamar, 2004 | ||||