| Main Ref. | Honebrink, R., 1990 | ||||
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| Remarks | Occur in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300); in coral reefs (Ref. 58534); and in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans, other invertebrates in the sand and also on small fishes. Piscivore (Ref. 57615). Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish (Ref. 9710). |
| Substrate | : rocky; |
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| Special habitats | Coral Reefs: reef flats; lagoons; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006 |
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| Associations | schooling; |
| Associated with | Forms schools. It is noted for its behavior to closely swim around sharks and other large fish, but also following divers (Ref. 10361) to gain protection from likely predators (Ref. 9710). |
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| Parasitism |
| 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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