Ecology Summary - Coryphaena hippurus

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Ref. principal	Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982
Notas	Found in open waters but also near the coast (Ref. 9293, 11230). Forms schools. Piscivore (Ref. 39061, 46174). An analysis of stomach contents (Ref. 6859) suggests that feeding is round the clock. Dolphins tend to be closely associated with Sargassum communities as well as with floating and drifting objects on the high seas. In eastern Caribbean, diet varies with season, and mysids are a very important component from October to December (Ref. 39061). Diet also varies slightly with predator size (small dolphinfish eat fewer flyingfish and more squid than larger sized dolphinfish), and with sex (males take proportionally more of the active fast swimming species such as flyingfish, squid and dolphinfish than do females) (Ref. 39061). Pelagic-oceanic. Inhabits coastal waters. Either in pairs or forms small shoals below flotsam. Migratory pattern influenced by temperature, where it follows warm water currents. Feeds on small fishes, squids and crustaceans (Ref. 9773).

Ref. principal

Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982

Notas

Found in open waters but also near the coast (Ref. 9293, 11230). Forms schools. Piscivore (Ref. 39061, 46174). An analysis of stomach contents (Ref. 6859) suggests that feeding is round the clock. Dolphins tend to be closely associated with Sargassum communities as well as with floating and drifting objects on the high seas. In eastern Caribbean, diet varies with season, and mysids are a very important component from October to December (Ref. 39061). Diet also varies slightly with predator size (small dolphinfish eat fewer flyingfish and more squid than larger sized dolphinfish), and with sex (males take proportionally more of the active fast swimming species such as flyingfish, squid and dolphinfish than do females) (Ref. 39061). Pelagic-oceanic. Inhabits coastal waters. Either in pairs or forms small shoals below flotsam. Migratory pattern influenced by temperature, where it follows warm water currents. Feeds on small fishes, squids and crustaceans (Ref. 9773).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	zona supra-litoral zona litoral zona sublitoral	epipelágico mesopelágico epipelágico abissalpelágico hadopelágico	Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas mangais pântanos	rios/correntes lagos/lagoas Grutas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Coryphaena hippurus may be found.

Habitat

Substrato	Pelagic;
Substrato Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs;
Habitats especiais Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associações

Ref.
Associações	shoaling;
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Observações da associação
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Tipo de alimentação Ref.	Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982
Hábito alimentar	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Hábito alimentar Ref.	Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Amostra original		População virgem (não pescada)		Nota
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Nota
Da composição da dieta	4.37		4.26	0.71	Troph of adults from 1 study.
Dos itens alimentares individuais	4.28	0.64			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards, 1982

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Alimentação