Main Ref. | Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005 |
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Remarks | Found at low tide up to 40 m depth, on silt, sand, and coral substrates (Ref. 1134); also on hard substrate (Ref. 116065); on the peat bank and roots and among Thalassia on the pond bottom (Ref. 1758). Occurs at the low tide mark. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom; |
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Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, ); |
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Ref. | Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
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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