Food items reported for Acanthurus chirurgus
n = 10
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris organic detritus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified tuna Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds green algae USA juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Chaetomorpha sp. (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cladophora sp. (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dictyota sp. (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Thalassia (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Wurdemannia sp. (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unspecified soft corals (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unspecified fish eggs (not available) juv./adults
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