| Referencia principal | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
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| Observaciones | Inhabits reefs and rocky bottoms. Feeds at night on mollusks, echinoderms, annelids, and crustaceans (Ref. 3798). Cleaned by <>Elacatinus figaro observed off the coast of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil (Ref. 40102). Mobile invertebrates feeder (Ref. 57616, 126840). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | : rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; Other habitats: deep-water corals; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Simon, T., H.T. Pinheiro, R.L. Moura, A. Carvalho-Filho, L.A. Rocha, A.S. Martins, E. Mazzei, R.B. Francini-Filho, G.M. Amado-Filho and J.-C. Joyeux, 2016 |
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| Associations | |
| Associated with | Also cleaned by Pomacanthus paru observed at the reefs of the Abrolhos Archipelago, off eastern Brazil (Ref. 40094) and by Halichoeres cyanocephalus observed off the coast of Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil (Ref. 31373). |
| Association remarks | Young pick parasites from the bodies of larger fishes (Ref. 5521). |
| Parasitism |
| Tipo De Alimentación | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Hábito De Alimentación | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Estimation method | Muestra original | Población no pescada | Observación | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| De la composición de la dieta | 3.59 | 0.46 | 3.37 | 0.41 | Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies. |
| De tipos individuales de alimento | 3.44 | 0.41 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Referencia | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||||