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Graus nigra (Nibbler)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Graus nigra is a species of sea chub endemic to the Pacific waters off the coast of Chile. This species grows to a length of 64.6 centimetres (25.4 in) TL. It is also popular as a game fish. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Prey / Diet

Athyonidium chilensis[1]
Tetrapygus niger[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cheilodactylus variegatus (Peruvian morwong)1
Oplegnathus insignis (Pacific beakfish)1
Pinguipes chilensis (Sandperch)1
Semicossyphus darwini (Goldspot sheepshead)1

Predators

Lontra felina (Marine Otter)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Feeding Habits of Graus nigra (Labridae) in Coastal Waters of Iquique in Northern Chile, Héctor Fuentes, Japanese Journal of Ichthyology Vol. 29, No. 1, p. 95-98 (1982)
♦ 2Estudio comparativo de la ecología alimentaria del depredador de alto nivel trófico Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) en Chile, Olivia Córdova, Jaime R. Rau, Cristián G. Suazo y Aldo Arriagada, Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 44(2): 429-438, agosto de 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0