Krone, R; Bshary, R; Paster, Markus; Eisinger, Michael; van Treeck, Peter; Schuhmacher, Helmut:
Defecation behaviour of the lined bristletooth surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus (Acanthuridae).
In: Coral Reefs, Vol. 27 (2008), No. 3, pp. 619 - 622
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Title:
Defecation behaviour of the lined bristletooth surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus (Acanthuridae).
Author:
Krone, R;Bshary, R;Paster, MarkusUDE
LSF ID
5749
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connected with university
;Eisinger, MichaelUDE
GND
129977268
LSF ID
12068
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connected with university
;van Treeck, PeterUDE
LSF ID
10018
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connected with university
;Schuhmacher, HelmutUDE
LSF ID
5702
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connected with university
Year of publication:
2008
WWW URL:
http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs00338-008-0365-8
Appears in
Coral Reefs
Publisher:
Springer Verlag
in:
Vol. 27 (2008), No. 3, pp. 619 - 622
ISSN
0722-4028 Show availability online & print
ISSN
1432-0975 Show availability online & print
ZDB ID
1472576-9
ZDB ID
9047-5

Abstract:

The feeding and defecation behaviour of the surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus was investigated at Ras Mohammed National Park (South Sinai, Red Sea). The fish feed on coral rock mainly by sweeping loose sediment with their flexible broom like teeth into their mouths. Feeding occurred exclusively on coral rock, but defecation took place only outside the grazing area above sand in small, precisely defined areas.