| Ref. principal | Leis, J.M., 2001 |
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| Notas | Adults found in reefs and over soft bottoms to depths of 100 m, but may occur deeper in the tropics (Ref. 30573). Often found washed up on beaches. Known to brace themselves against the substrate to sleep at night (Ref. 4930). Appears to be active during the day. Juveniles often with floating weeds (Ref. 48637). Solitary. Juveniles pelagic in oceanic surface waters (Ref. 30573). Feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates. Small juveniles would be potential prey for a coelacanth (Ref. 58472). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrato | Soft Bottom |
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| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Habitats especiais Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Tipo de alimentação Ref. | Leis, J.M., 2001 |
| Hábito alimentar | variable |
| Hábito alimentar Ref. | Leis, J.M., 2001 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 3.45 | 0.41 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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