Ecology Summary - Naso lituratus

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Main Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Remarks	Found in areas of coral, rock, or rubble of lagoon and seaward reefs, Ref. 48637. Adults usually in small groups. Juveniles in shallow rocky reefs, sometimes in small aggregations mixed with other acanthurids of similar size (Ref. 48637). Feeds mainly on leafy brown algae (Sargassum and Dictyota). Sometimes in large aggregations (Ref. 37792). The species is very seldom poisonous (Ref. 4795). Herbivorous (Ref. 43650). Individuals are generally "home-ranging", each occupying large sections of reef, where they forage for leafy brown seaweeds such as Sargassum (Ref. 54301). Also Ref. 58534.

Main Ref.

Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960

Remarks

Found in areas of coral, rock, or rubble of lagoon and seaward reefs, Ref. 48637. Adults usually in small groups. Juveniles in shallow rocky reefs, sometimes in small aggregations mixed with other acanthurids of similar size (Ref. 48637). Feeds mainly on leafy brown algae (Sargassum and Dictyota). Sometimes in large aggregations (Ref. 37792). The species is very seldom poisonous (Ref. 4795). Herbivorous (Ref. 43650). Individuals are generally "home-ranging", each occupying large sections of reef, where they forage for leafy brown seaweeds such as Sargassum (Ref. 54301). Also Ref. 58534.

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Naso lituratus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Broad, G., 2003

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.32	0.19			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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