Life Cycle
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Biparental mouthbrooder (Ref. 6770, 46829).
Trophic Strategy
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Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 40115).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Lives in groups, sometimes large schools; biparental mouthbrooder (Ref. 6770, 46829). Lives over the sand of the intermediate habitat; forages by scooping up sandy substrate or sediment and sifting it through gills; feeds mainly on insect larvae; rarely large schools are found in mid-water feeding on zooplankton (Ref. 46829).
Importance
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fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
