| Ref. principal | van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991 |
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| Notas | Found over rocky substrates and sandy area with algal growth. Gregarious, sometimes forming sizeable schools. Young mainly carnivorous on crustaceans, adults almost exclusively herbivorous (Ref. 4781), feeds on seaweeds (Ref. 36731). The Rhodophyta seem to be the most important component in the diet (59.6%), followed by Phaeophyta (24.8%) and Chlorophyta (15.8%) (Ref. 41885). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Substrate | Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991 |
| Hábito alimentar | grazing on aquatic plants |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Antolic, B., B. Skaramuca, A. Span, D. Musin and J. Sanko-Njire, 1994 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies. |
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 2.14 | 0.14 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Verlaque, M., 1985 | ||||