| Referencia principal | Allen, G.R., 1985 |
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| Observaciones | Inhabits clear shallow waters over rocky bottoms in the vicinity of coral reefs, less frequently in sandy or seagrass areas. Often forms large aggregations during the day. Feeds at night mainly on small fish, shrimps, crabs and cephalopods. Carnivore (Ref. 57616). Predominantly inhabits patch reefs (Ref. 128694). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Harper, L.M., J.S. Lefcheck, R. Whippo, M.S. Jones, Z. Foltz and J.E. Duffy, 2022 |
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| Associations | |
| Associated with | Cleaned by scarlet striped cleaner shrimp (Lysmata grabhami) and goby (Gobiosoma evelynae and others) as observed on the coral reefs in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (Ref. 36810). |
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| Parasitism |
| Tipo De Alimentación | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Allen, G.R., 1985 |
| Hábito De Alimentación | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Allen, G.R., 1985 |
| Estimation method | Muestra original | Población no pescada | Observación | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| De la composición de la dieta | 4.33 | 0.44 | 4.23 | 0.68 | Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies. |
| De tipos individuales de alimento | 3.98 | 0.60 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Referencia | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||||