Main Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P. and Y.R. Rodriguez-Sánchez, 1995 |
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Remarks | Shooling inshore and in beaches, lagoons and estuaries. May also tolerate fresh water. May spawn the year round (at least in Costa Rica). Feeds on plankton, especially on small crustaceans and fish larvae and also on radiolarians. |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P. and Y.R. Rodriguez-Sánchez, 1995 |
Feeding habit | selective plankton feeding |
Feeding habit Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P. and Y.R. Rodriguez-Sánchez, 1995 |
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 | 3.49 | 0.43 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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