Main Ref. | Checkley, D.M., Uye Jr., M.J. Dagg, M.M. Mullin, M. Omori, T. Onbe and M.-y. Zhu, 1992 |
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Remarks | Abundant in tropical coastal waters (Ref. 115319). Generally behaves as an opportunistic filter feeder (Ref. 115353). |
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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Parasitism |
Feeding type | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Calbet, A., M.R. Landry and R.D. Scheinberg, 2000 |
Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
Feeding habit Ref. | Calbet, A., M.R. Landry and R.D. Scheinberg, 2000 |
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 | 2.71 | 0.30 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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