Main Ref. | Motoh, H., 1980 |
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Remarks | Planktonic in life. Inhabits estuarine waters with mangroves (Ref. 374). Marine or brackish, but usually brackish and fished in the intertidal zone, estuaries (Ref. 409) and mangroves (Refs. 409, 121475). In general, it is a zooplanktivorous omnivore, wherein it primarily feeds on copepods, ostracods, other crustaceans, and molluscan veligers. It is observed to forage intensively after midnight (Ref. 104021). Omnivorous suspension feeder (Ref. 105380). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: demersal; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; |
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Substrate Ref. | Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley, 1997 |
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Ref. | Motoh, H., 1980 |
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Feeding type | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Metillo, E.B., 2011 |
Feeding habit | selective plankton feeding |
Feeding habit Ref. | Metillo, E.B., 2011 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 2.83 | 0.28 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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