| Ref. principal | Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997 |
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| Notas | Prefers the surge zone of unprotected rocky headlands with steep slopes. It wedges itself in crevices close to shore in shallow water, darting out to defend its territory. Diurnal feeder that grazes on algae and sessile invertebrates, using its comb-like incisor teeth to scrape food (Ref. 28023). Territorial herbivore that feeds on turf-algae within its territory (Ref. 57615). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrato | Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Habitats especiais | Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; |
| Habitats especiais Ref. | Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006 |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Tipo de alimentação Ref. | Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997 |
| Hábito alimentar | grazing on aquatic plants |
| Hábito de alimentação Ref. | Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 2.74 | 0.25 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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