Ecology Summary - Seriola rivoliana

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Main Ref.	Honebrink, R., 1990
Remarks	Inhabits outer reef slopes and offshore banks to 160 m or more (Ref. 26235); also found in coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Adults are pelagic and demersal (Ref. 9283). Young often seen around floating objects (Ref. 4887, 48635). Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on invertebrates. Piscivore (Refs. 57615, 127989). Macro-carnivore (Ref. 126840). Feeds during the day and at night (diurnal and nocturnal) (Ref. 4887).

Main Ref.

Honebrink, R., 1990

Remarks

Inhabits outer reef slopes and offshore banks to 160 m or more (Ref. 26235); also found in coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Adults are pelagic and demersal (Ref. 9283). Young often seen around floating objects (Ref. 4887, 48635). Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on invertebrates. Piscivore (Refs. 57615, 127989). Macro-carnivore (Ref. 126840). Feeds during the day and at night (diurnal and nocturnal) (Ref. 4887).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Seriola rivoliana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Golani, D., E. Azurro, J. Dulčić, E. Massutí and L. Orsi-Relini, 2021
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Other habitats: deep-water corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Honebrink, R., 1990
Associations	solitary;
Associated with
Association remarks	Forms small groups (Ref. 26235) or solitary (Ref. 4887).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Honebrink, R., 1990
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Honebrink, R., 1990

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	4.45	0.66	4.37	0.73	Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies.
From individual food items	4.50	0.78			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Barreiros, J.P., T. Morato, R.S. Santos and A.E. de Borba, 2003

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