Ecology Summary - Oligoplites saurus

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Referencia principal	Randall, J.E., 1967
Observaciones	Found inshore, usually along sandy beaches, in bays and inlets (Ref. 9283). Enters estuaries and freshwater (Ref. 9283). Prefers turbid water (Ref. 9283). Occurs in schools, usually large and fast moving, often leaping out of the water (Ref. 9283). Juveniles may float at the surface with tail bent and head down. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9283). Its dorsal and anal spines are connected to venomous glands that can inflict painful wounds (Ref. 9283).

Referencia principal

Randall, J.E., 1967

Observaciones

Found inshore, usually along sandy beaches, in bays and inlets (Ref. 9283). Enters estuaries and freshwater (Ref. 9283). Prefers turbid water (Ref. 9283). Occurs in schools, usually large and fast moving, often leaping out of the water (Ref. 9283). Juveniles may float at the surface with tail bent and head down. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9283). Its dorsal and anal spines are connected to venomous glands that can inflict painful wounds (Ref. 9283).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	Estuarios/lagunas/mares salobres mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cuevas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Oligoplites saurus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Referencia	Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995
Associations	schooling;
Associated with	Scale-eating behavior was suggested to originate from opportunistic foraging on other fishes (cleaning) (Ref. 28733). Mutilators feeding on larger fishes' scales (Ref. 40396).
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentación

Tipo De Alimentación	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Hábito De Alimentación	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Muestra original		Población no pescada		Observación
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Observación
De la composición de la dieta	4.33	0.53	4.27	0.69	Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies.
De tipos individuales de alimento	3.53	0.52			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Referencia	Duque-Nivia, G., A. Acero, A. Santos-Martinez and E. Rubio, 1996

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