| Main Ref. | Bardach, J.E., 1959 |
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| Remarks | Inhabits reef areas, inshore bays and seagrass beds. Feeds mainly on zooplankton and small benthic animals, but may also feed on ectoparasites of other fishes (Ref. 9626). Feeds on planktonic and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 33). Planktivore (Ref. 57616). Dwells in seagrass habitats in Belize. Forms facultative associations with sea anemones (Ref. 128695). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019 |
| Ref. | Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019 |
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| Associations | |
| Associated with | Condylactis gigantea; Lebrunia neglecta. |
| Association remarks | May also feed on ectoparasites of other fishes (Ref. 9626). In contact with the tentacles and oral disc of Condylactis gigantea and Lebrunia neglecta (Ref. 128695). |
| Parasitism |
| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Feeding habit | selective plankton feeding |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2005 |
| Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| From diet composition | 3.30 | 0.14 | 3.37 | 0.45 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
| From individual food items | 3.49 | 0.42 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||||