Ecology of Sparisoma radians
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Remarks As an adult, it lives among seagrasses (Also Ref. 128694) and feeds on them. When alarmed, S. radians follows an escape pattern of darting rapidly away and suddenly coming to rest motionless in the seagrass, where it assumes a mottled color pattern that makes it difficult to detect (Ref. 35209). Feeds primarily on epiphytes and seagrass blades, leaving crescent bite marks. Herbivore (Ref. 57616).

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 Sparisoma radians may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref. Randall, J.E., 1965

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 2.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 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.
Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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