| Main Ref. | Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989 | ||||
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| Remarks | Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). Largest and the longest-snouted lethrinid (Ref. 37816). Found in sandy coastal areas, lagoons, and reef slopes (Ref. 30573). Juveniles are found in shallow sandy areas. Often occur in large schools. Adults deep along coastal slopes and drop-offs, usually solitary (Ref. 48635). Feed on cephalopods, fish and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 2295). |
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| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006 |
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| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Feeding type ref | Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit ref | Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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