Main Ref. | Belize Marine Tropical Research and Education Center, 2011 |
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Remarks | Inhabits seagrass beds, shallow reefs, sand and rubble (Ref. 106835). Feeds on diatoms and other epiphytic algae. Resides in deep waters of 10 m or greater during winter and migrates to shallow waters of 2 m during summer to spawn (Ref. 105282). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Belize Marine Tropical Research and Education Center, 2011 |
Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
Special habitats Ref. | Smith, M., 2009 |
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Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Davis, M. and A. Shawl, 2005 |
Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
Feeding habit Ref. | Davis, M. and A. Shawl, 2005 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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