Main Ref. | Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984 |
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Remarks | Found in inshore waters to a depth of 20 m. Can tolerate low salinities allowing it to move to estuaries during warmer temperatures. Feeds on zooplankton, small crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 843). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; |
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Substrate Ref. | Hochberg, F.G. and Y.E. Camacho-García, 2009 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
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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 | 4.50 | 0.64 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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