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, Jg. 27 (2008), Heft 3, S. 619 - 622
2008Artikel/Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
BiologieFakultät für Biologie
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Titel:
Defecation behaviour of the lined bristletooth surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus (Acanthuridae).
Autor*in:
Krone, R;Bshary, R;Paster, MarkusUDE
LSF ID
5749
Sonstiges
der Hochschule zugeordnete*r Autor*in
;
Eisinger, MichaelUDE
GND
129977268
LSF ID
12068
Sonstiges
der Hochschule zugeordnete*r Autor*in
;
van Treeck, PeterUDE
LSF ID
10018
Sonstiges
der Hochschule zugeordnete*r Autor*in
;
Schuhmacher, HelmutUDE
LSF ID
5702
Sonstiges
der Hochschule zugeordnete*r Autor*in
Erscheinungsjahr:
2008

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.