Main Ref. | Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005 |
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Remarks | Tolerates brackish and polluted waters (Ref. 1134). Solitary and found in mangroves (Ref. 1757); on hard substrate (Ref. 116065); some are recorded on piers and pilings (Ref. 86424). Clumped on the sides and bottom of the floats (Ref. 2268). |
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: mud; Hard Bottom; |
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Substrate Ref. | Wu, R.S.S. and P.K.S. Shin, 1997 |
Special habitats | Other habitats: pilings; |
Special habitats Ref. | Goodbody, I., 2003 |
Ref. | Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005 |
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Associations | solitary; |
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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. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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