| Main Ref. | Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987 |
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| Remarks | In coastal waters (Refs. 122831, 122832). Lives in sandy and muddy areas (Ref. 9137) from coastal inlets to deeper waters (Ref. 559). Also inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Exhibits the black gut phenomenon. In nocturnal predators, it appears to serve to conceal bioluminiscent prey in the stomach cavity (Ref. 46685). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | Soft Bottom 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 | Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
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| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987 |
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993 |
| Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| From diet composition | 3.65 | 0.47 | 3.40 | 0.35 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
| From individual food items | 3.32 | 0.42 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Yamashita, Y., N. Piamthipmanus and K. Mochizuki, 1987 | ||||