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Comb Grouper

Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch 1793)

body length

MADtraits

45 cm

(average)
MADtraits

80 cm

(max)

habitat

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benthic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/benthic

Definition: Living at the bottom of a body of water.

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migration

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nonmigratory
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory

Definition: Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.

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parental care

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oviparous
URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Oviparous

Definition: Egg laying; producing eggs that are laid and hatch externally (Lincoln et al., 1998).

Attribution: Lincoln, R., Boxshall, G. & Clark, P., 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution and systematics (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University of Press. http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Oviparous

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reproduction

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iteroparous
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/STRAT_ITER

Definition: Breeding several times per lifetime.

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sexual system

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protogynous hermaphrodite
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_3010042

Definition: Sequential hermaphroditic organism that produces gametes first of the female sex, and then later of the male sex.

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trophic guild

MADtraits
carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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(adult)
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4.1
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planktotroph
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/planktotrophic

Definition: Planktotrophic species generally have fairly long pelagic larval durations and feed while in the water column. Consequentially, they have the potential to disperse long distances.

Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_larval_ecology#Larval_development_strategies

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water depth

MADtraits

50 m

(max)
MADtraits

15 m

(min)