Ecologia de Sparisoma chrysopterum
| Ref. principal | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
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| Notas | Occurs in coral reefs and adjacent habitats, the young especially in seagrass beds. Juveniles or primary-phase adults rapidly assume a mottled pattern with which they blend with the substratum when they come to rest on the bottom. Feeds on benthic algae and seagrasses. Herbivore (Ref. 33499, 57616). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. |
Associations
| Ref. | |
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| Associations | |
| Associated with | Cleaned by Thalassoma noronhanum observed at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago off northeastern Brazil (Ref. 36301). |
| Association remarks | |
| Parasitism |
Alimentação
| Tipo de alimentação | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
| Hábito alimentar | browsing on substrate |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 |
Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of juv./adults from 1 study. |
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
| Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||||