Quantitative diet analysis of four mesopredators from a coral reef

E.C. Ashworth; Martial Depczynski; Thomas Holmes; Shaun Wilson

doi:10.1111/jfb.12343

Quantitative diet analysis of four mesopredators from a coral reef

E.C. Ashworth, Martial Depczynski, Thomas Holmes, Shaun Wilson

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The diets of four common mesopredator fishes were examined in the back-reef habitat of a subtropical fringing reef system during the summer months. Quantitative gut content analyses revealed that crustaceans, represented >60% of ingested prey (% mass) by the latticed sand-perch Parapercis clathrata, brown dottyback Pseudochromis fuscus and half-moon grouper Epinephelus rivulatus. Dietary analyses also provided insights into ontogenetic shifts. Juvenile P. fuscus ingested large numbers of crustaceans (amphipods and isopods); these small prey were rarely found in larger individuals (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1031-1045
Journal	Journal of Fish Biology
Volume	84
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12343
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Quantitative diet analysis of four mesopredators from a coral reef

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