Ecology Summary - Alepes djedaba

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Main Ref.	Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
Remarks	Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Forms schools near inshore reefs. Feeds on shrimps, copepods, crustacean larvae and small fish (Ref. 5213). Schooling species. Piscivorous in the Mediterranean while it feeds on planktonic crustaceans elsewhere. Pelagic inshore (Ref. 127989). Inhabits coastal waters, from inshore reefs to some distance offshore. Predator. Feeds on shrimp, copepods, decapod crustacean larvae, and small fishes. Shoaling species (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Bauchot, M.-L., 1987

Remarks

Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Forms schools near inshore reefs. Feeds on shrimps, copepods, crustacean larvae and small fish (Ref. 5213). Schooling species. Piscivorous in the Mediterranean while it feeds on planktonic crustaceans elsewhere. Pelagic inshore (Ref. 127989). Inhabits coastal waters, from inshore reefs to some distance offshore. Predator. Feeds on shrimp, copepods, decapod crustacean larvae, and small fishes. Shoaling species (Ref. 9773).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Alepes djedaba may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Golani, D., E. Azurro, J. Dulčić, E. Massutí and L. Orsi-Relini, 2021
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations	schooling; shoaling;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.58	0.54			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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