Ecology Summary - Seriola dumerili

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Main Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Remarks	Pelagic species which occur in inshore waters of the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154). Found in deep seaward reefs; occasionally entering coastal bays. Feed primarily on fishes such as the bigeye scad, also feeds on invertebrates (Refs. 4233, 9773). Small juveniles associate with floating plants or debris in oceanic and offshore waters. Piscivorous predator; males feed more intensely on demersal preys than females (Ref. 41870). Known as a macro-carnivore (Ref. 126840). Pelagic-epibenthic. Inhabits coastal waters and can be found either in isolation or small schools (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Randall, J.E., 1967

Remarks

Pelagic species which occur in inshore waters of the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154). Found in deep seaward reefs; occasionally entering coastal bays. Feed primarily on fishes such as the bigeye scad, also feeds on invertebrates (Refs. 4233, 9773). Small juveniles associate with floating plants or debris in oceanic and offshore waters. Piscivorous predator; males feed more intensely on demersal preys than females (Ref. 41870). Known as a macro-carnivore (Ref. 126840). Pelagic-epibenthic. Inhabits coastal waters and can be found either in isolation or small schools (Ref. 9773).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Seriola dumerili may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: deep-water corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Simon, T., H.T. Pinheiro, R.L. Moura, A. Carvalho-Filho, L.A. Rocha, A.S. Martins, E. Mazzei, R.B. Francini-Filho, G.M. Amado-Filho and J.-C. Joyeux, 2016

Associations

Ref.
Associations	solitary; schooling;
Associated with
Association remarks	Juveniles form small schools or solitary (Ref. 5213).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	4.50		4.36	0.73	Troph of adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	4.17	0.59			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000

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