| Ref. principal | Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova, 1994 |
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| Notas | Occur in shallow neritic areas, over muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217). Also found in brackish estuaries and juveniles are common in lagoons and hyper-saline bays (Ref. 5217) and coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Form large schools close to the shore (Ref. 9987). Feed mainly on crustaceans and small fishes. |
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| Substrate | Soft Bottom: mud; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Martin, F.D. and J.W. Patus, 1984 |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova, 1994 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Austin, H. and S. Austin, 1971 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 3.49 | 0.32 | 3.85 | 0.62 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 3.98 | 0.77 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova, 1994 | ||||