Main Ref. | Carpenter, K.E., 1988 |
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Remarks | Found primarily around coral reefs, with a preference for coralline lagoons. Often on outer reef slopes or in passes washed by strong currents (Ref. 54301). Forms schools with other caesionids, often with C. xanthonata. Migrates to select areas around the reef to spawn near the surface in the entrances of deep channels during outgoing tides on a lunar cycle. A rapidly moving schooling fish. Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater groups. |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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Substrate Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
Special habitats Ref. | Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006 |
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Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Carpenter, K.E., 1988 |
Feeding habit | selective plankton feeding |
Feeding habit Ref. | Carpenter, K.E., 1988 |
Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 3.40 | 0.45 | Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item | ||
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