Main Ref. | Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton, 1993 |
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Remarks | Found in intertidal areas in sand; typical inhabitants of exposed beaches in the tropics and subtropics usually with other Donax species; are tidal migrants (Ref. 084495), are thus affected by changes in the beach profile due to erosion and accretion cycles brought about by the tides and by the monsoon seasons. |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; |
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Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
Feeding habit Ref. | Ansell, A.D., P. Sivadas, B. Narayanan and A. Trevallion, 1972 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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