Food items reported for Stegastes nigricans
n = 16
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish fish scales Reunion I. adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified algae Reunion I. adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Gelidium pulchellum (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Lophosiphonia obscura (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria sp. (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified copepods Reunion I. adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified crustaceans Reunion I. adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified (not available) adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified mollusks Reunion I. adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates foraminiferans Reunion I. adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians unidentified Reunion I. adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges unspecified sponges (not available) adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified worm Reunion I. adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae fish eggs Reunion I. adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified (not available) juv./adults
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