Referencia principal | Fischer, W., M.-L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.), 1987 |
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Observaciones | Inhabits shallow waters, over turtle grass, sand or rocky bottom and around coral reefs (Ref. 3725). Young commonly found among floating Sargassum seaweeds (Ref. 3725). Feeds on plants, mainly on benthic algae, as well as on small crabs and mollusks (Ref. 6547). Also feeds on spinner dolphins’ feces and vomits at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, southeast Atlantic. The offal feeding may be regarded as a simple behavioral shift from plankton feeding to drifting offal picking (Ref. 48727). Browser fish that bite off pieces of plants that project above the substrate (Ref. 40396). Feeds more on benthic algae but may occasionally graze on seagrasses on the bottom (Ref. 35209). Herbivore (Ref. 33499, 57616). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | : sand;: rocky; |
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Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
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Associated with | Cleaned by goby (Gobiosoma evelynae and others) as observed on the coral reefs in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (Ref. 36810). |
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Parasitism |
Tipo De Alimentación | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
Hábito De Alimentación | grazing on aquatic plants |
Feeding habit Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
Estimation method | Muestra original | Población no pescada | Observación | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
De la composición de la dieta | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
De tipos individuales de alimento | 2.27 | 0.17 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
Referencia | Randall, J.E., 1967 |