| Main Ref. | Salini, J.P., D.T. Brewer and S.J.M. Blaber, 1998 |
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| Remarks | Found inshore (Ref. 75154). Juveniles and/or adults are found in mangrove creeks (Ref. 121464). Pelagic-coastal. Occasionally enters estuaries but known to be intolerant of low salinity waters and high turbidity. Forms small groups above coral reefs and around offshore islands. Predator. Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Known host to tapeworm and roundworm larvae (Ref. 9773). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Substrate | Pelagic; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995 |
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
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| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Salini, J.P., D.T. Brewer and S.J.M. Blaber, 1998 |
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Griffiths, S.P., G.C. Fry and T.D. van der Velde, 2005 |
| Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| From diet composition | 4.48 | 0.80 | |||
| From individual food items | 4.36 | 0.45 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Salini, J.P., D.T. Brewer and S.J.M. Blaber, 1998 | ||||