• DOI:10.1007/BF00347115
Corpus ID: 84994062

Sponge-feeding fishes of the West Indies

@article{Randall1968SpongefeedingFO,
  title={Sponge-feeding fishes of the West Indies},
  author={J. Randall and W. Hartman},
  journal={Marine Biology},
  year={1968},
  volume={1},
  pages={216-225}
}

J. Randall, W. Hartman

Published 1968

Biology

Marine Biology

In an analysis of the stomach contents of 212 species of West Indian reef and inshore fishes, sponge remains were found in 21 species. In eleven of these, sponges comprised 6% or more of the stomach contents; it is assumed that these fishes feed intentionally on sponges. Sponges comprise over 95% of the food of angelfishes of the genus Holacanthus, over 70% of the food of species of the related genus Pomacanthus, and more than 85% of the food of the filefish, Cantherhines macrocerus. Lesser… CONTINUE READING

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