Ecology Summary - Caranx melampygus
Ecologia de Caranx melampygus
 
Ref. principal Sudekum, A.E., J.D. Parrish, R.L. Radtke and S. Ralston, 1991
Notas A coastal and oceanic species, associated with reefs (Ref. 9283). Occurs inshore (Ref. 7300). Juvenile occurs seasonally in shallow sandy inshore waters (Ref. 9710). Found in rivers (Ref. 12792). Feeds mainly on other fishes (Refs. 9283, 137513), also crustaceans (Ref. 9710).

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 Caranx melampygus may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrato Ref. Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Habitats especiais Ref. Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

Associações

Ref.
Associações schooling;
Associado a
Observações da associação Occasionally in schools.
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. Sudekum, A.E., J.D. Parrish, R.L. Radtke and S. Ralston, 1991
Hábito alimentar hunting macrofauna (predator)
Hábito alimentar Ref. Sudekum, A.E., J.D. Parrish, R.L. Radtke and S. Ralston, 1991
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta 4.49 0.79 4.40 0.75 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
Dos itens alimentares individuais 4.32 0.86 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Sudekum, A.E., J.D. Parrish, R.L. Radtke and S. Ralston, 1991
(ex. 9948)
(ex. oophagy)
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