Feeding ecology of two sympatric species of large-sized groupers (Perciformes: Epinephelidae) on Southwestern Atlantic coralline reefs

Feeding ecology of two sympatric species of large-sized groupers (Perciformes: Epinephelidae) on Southwestern Atlantic coralline reefs

ABSTRACT Red and black groupers are large-bodied opportunistic ambush predators commonly found in Southwestern Atlantic tropical reefs. We investigated the diet of both species in order to detail ontogenetic, spatial and temporal trends, and to assess the extent of overlap in resource use between th...

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Main Authors: Matheus O. Freitas, Vinicius Abilhoa, Henry L. Spach, Carolina V. Minte-Vera, Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho, Les Kaufman, Rodrigo L. Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2017-06-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:
Banco dos Abrolhos
Dieta
Epinephelus morio
Mycteroperca bonaci
Sobreposição alimentar
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