Where could I find a database of sea life with invertebrates Mean Trophic Level per species (something like Sealifebase or Fishbase?

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José Francisco Carrasco

Maybe it will be useful to you "http://www.marinespecies.org" (WoRMS-World Register of Marine Species)

Joan Molió Contero

Apart from WoRMS, it is also useful to check Ecopath w Ecosim models, many of them include highly detailed food webs such as this one Article Can an oligotrophic coastal lagoon support high biological p...

Abhijit Mitra

You can consult this book

Aleksandra Maljković

The Sea Around Us databases are an excellent resource for the sort of thing you want to do. http://www.seaaroundus.org/

Take the time to explore the site and learn how to use the tools - it is very well worth the effort.