Ecology Summary - Stegastes xanthurus

Ecology Summary - Stegastes xanthurus

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Ecology of Stegastes xanthurus

Main Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Remarks	Inhabits inshore and offshore coral reefs. Adults feed mainly on benthic algae but also on sponges, ascidians and anemones while juvenile feed on invertebrates like harpaticoid copepods and nemerteans (Ref. 9626). Feeds on plants and zoobenthos (Ref. 33).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Stegastes xanthurus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

संदर्भ
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		टिप्पणी
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	टिप्पणी
From diet composition	2.54	0.28	2.67	0.20	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
संदर्भ	Randall, J.E., 1967

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