Main Ref. | Pierrot-Bultz, A., 2004 |
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Remarks | This is an epipelagic species (Refs. 83943, 116365). Chaetognaths are active carnivores, feeding mostly on copepods, crustacean larvae and other chaetognaths, and occasionally on forams and fish larvae (Ref. 81541). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Pelagic; |
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Substrate Ref. | Suárez-Morales, E., R.M. Hernández-Flores and A. Morales-Ramírez, 2009 |
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Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Castro, P. and M.E. Huber, 2005 |
Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Castro, P. and M.E. Huber, 2005 |
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 | 3.40 | 0.45 | Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item | ||
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