| Main Ref. | van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991 | ||||
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| Remarks | Prefers rocky bottoms (Ref. 5222). Solitary and territorial (Ref. 12382). Juveniles are found closer to shore (Ref. 48605) in rocky tidal pools (Ref. 48609). Feeds on crabs and octopi; larger individuals feed on a greater proportion of fishes, the majority of which are reef-associated species (Ref. 6842). Feeds on fish and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 13352). Increase of nutritional requirements during the life cycle is satisfied by predating on larger prey instead of a greater number of preys (Ref. 75801). |
| Substrate | : demersal; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
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| Ref. | Göthel, H., 1992 |
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| Associations | solitary; |
| Associated with | Cleaned by <>Elacatinus figaro observed off the coast of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil (Ref. 40102). |
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| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Feeding type ref | van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit ref | Machado, L.F., F.A.M.L. Daros, A. Andrade de Bertoncini, M. Hostim-Silva and J.P. Barreiros, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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