Ecology Summary - Chaetodon ornatissimus

Língua:

Ref. principal	Steene, R.C., 1978
Notas	Occurs in clear waters and coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. However, it is only common in seaward reefs. Juveniles are solitary, living among branching corals, while adults are almost always in pairs and are home-ranging. Feeds exclusively on coral tissue (Ref. 1602). A blunt-snouted species, which scrapes away mucus that the polyps have produced that has concentrated over abrasions on the coral surface (Ref. 59308).

Ref. principal

Steene, R.C., 1978

Notas

Occurs in clear waters and coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. However, it is only common in seaward reefs. Juveniles are solitary, living among branching corals, while adults are almost always in pairs and are home-ranging. Feeds exclusively on coral tissue (Ref. 1602). A blunt-snouted species, which scrapes away mucus that the polyps have produced that has concentrated over abrasions on the coral surface (Ref. 59308).

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	Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Grutas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Chaetodon ornatissimus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

Ref.
Associations	solitary;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Hábito alimentar	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Amostra original		População virgem (não pescada)		Nota
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Nota
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais	3.34	0.61			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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