Main Ref. | Kramp, P.L., 1961 |
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Remarks | Oceanic, occasionally drifting inshore (Ref. 3477). Found stranded along the beach near reef area (Ref. 116581). A bloom--tens of thousands of jellyfish--was recorded for the first time in Marsa Alam, Egypt in the summer of 2011. Assessments of photos estimated densities of up to 20 individuals per cubic meter in some reefs. Tangs and sergeant majors were observed feeding on this species during the bloom (Ref. 116839). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Pelagic; |
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Ref. | Kramp, P.L., 1961 |
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Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Monterey Bay Aquarium, 2015 |
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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 | 3.25 | 0.38 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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