Main Ref. | Stone, J.H., 1969 |
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Remarks | This is an oceanic epiplanktonic species (Ref. 3702). Particularly found in epipelagic and mesopelagic depths (Ref. 83943). Also neritic (Ref. 116105). 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. | Rottman, M., 1978 |
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Ref. | Stone, J.H., 1969 |
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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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