Main Ref. | Miller, R.J., 1974 |
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Remarks | Neritic, estuarine (Ref. 116114). Euryhaline medusae occurring in mixohaline and euhaline waters (3 to 5 parts per thousand). Feeds on polychaetes and comb jellies. Preyed upon by spider crabs, harvest fish and orange filefish. Acts as shelter for young harvest fish (Peprilus elepidotus). Venomous. Associated with Libinia dubia (Ref. 3095). |
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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Ref. | Purcell, J.E. and M.N. Arai, 2001 |
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Associations | |
Associated with | Chloroscrombus chrysus, Peprilus alepidotus, Caranx sp. |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Miller, R.J., 1974 |
Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Miller, R.J., 1974 |
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 | 4.09 | 0.50 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
Ref. | Miller, R.J., 1974 |