Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse,Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae) |
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| Authors: | John E. Randall Stephen M. Head Adrian P. L. Sanders |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Bernice P. Bishop Museum, P. O. Box 6037, 96818 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA;(2) Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford, England;(3) Fisheries Department, Port Sudan, Dem. Rep. of Sudan |
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| Abstract: | Synopsis The giant humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), an inhabitant of coral reefs, is widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. Stomach and intestinal contents of 72 specimens from the Pacific and the Red Sea revealed that this fish feeds primarily on mollusks, fishes, echinoids, and crustaceans.This article is one of several presented at the Second European Ichthyological Congress, Paris, 8-15 September 1976, to be published by Environmental Biology of Fishes. |
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| Keywords: | Coral reef fishes Indo-Pacific Stomach contents Oceania Red Sea |
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