| Main Ref. | Honebrink, R., 1990 | ||||
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| Remarks | Pelagic species which occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Usually solitary or in pairs. Adult occurs singly and inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Juvenile found in estuaries. Young usually found in summer. Feeds on crustaceans (like crabs and spiny lobsters) and fishes at night (Ref. 4887). Large individual may be ciguatoxic. It’s the largest trevally, reaching 1.7 m in length and a weight of over 60 kg (Ref. 48635). Spawns on shallow seaward reefs and offshore banks (Ref. 37816). |
| Substrate | Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004 |
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| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Feeding type ref | Honebrink, R., 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit ref | Honebrink, R., 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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