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MADtraits
25 cm
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MADtraits
20 cm
(average)
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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nonmigratory
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory
Definition:
Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.
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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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iteroparous
URI:
http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/STRAT_ITER
Definition:
Breeding several times per lifetime.
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dioecious
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/dioecious
Definition:
Dioecy is characterised by a species having distinct male and female organisms.
Attribution:
K. S. Bawa (1980). Evolution of Dioecy in Flowering Plants. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 11, pp. 15–39.
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4.2
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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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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
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200 m
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20 m
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