Diet and feeding behavior of Kyphosus spp. (Kyphosidae) in a Brazilian subtropical reef

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Renato Azevedo Matias Silvano²  Arthur Ziggiatti Güth¹ 

[1] ,UFRGS Departamento de Ecologia Porto Alegre RS ,Brasil

关键词: Herbivory;    Kyphosidae;    omnivory;    ontogenetic diet shift;    coastal fishes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-89132006000500012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The present study analyzed and compared diet and feeding behavior (substrate use, position in water column, interactions with other fishes) of Kyphosus spp. (sea chubs) in a Brazilian subtropical reef. Juveniles (< 160 mm) of Kyphosus incisor consumed both algae and invertebrates, which were mainly calanoid copepods. Juvenile and small adults of also observed foraging in the water column. We thus provide the first record of omnivory for Kyphosids in the southwest Atlantic Ocean.

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