Diet of pre-settlement larvae of coral-reef fishes: Selection of prey types and sizes

L. Carassou; R. Le Borgne; D. Ponton

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02312.x

Diet of pre-settlement larvae of coral-reef fishes: Selection of prey types and sizes

L. Carassou^*, R. Le Borgne, D. Ponton

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Abstract

This study examines the diet of nine taxa from seven families of pre-settlement coral-reef fish larvae collected in the lagoon of New Caledonia, south-west Pacific. Chesson's index of electivity indicated that the major prey groups in the diets, i.e. small copepods, small unidentified crustaceans and eggs, were positively selected by all larvae, provided they were at least 150 μm wide. This result emphasizes the role of larvae's behaviour on their feeding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	707-715
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Fish Biology
Volume	75
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02312.x
Publication status	Published - Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Feeding
New Caledonia
Post-larvae
Selectivity
Zooplankton

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aquatic Science

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