Ecology Summary - Stegastes albifasciatus

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Main Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006
Remarks	Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). A territorial herbivore that inhabits reef flats, shallow lagoons, and semi-sheltered reef margins; common among patches of rubble or porous reef rock, surrounded by live coral, particularly in areas of mild surge (Ref. 1602). Also in high energy zones with mixed corals and short algae. Occurs in small loose aggregations (Ref. 48636). Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699). Browsing on substrate. Sand and algal fragments were common in the guts (Ref. 47011).

Main Ref.

Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Remarks

Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). A territorial herbivore that inhabits reef flats, shallow lagoons, and semi-sheltered reef margins; common among patches of rubble or porous reef rock, surrounded by live coral, particularly in areas of mild surge (Ref. 1602). Also in high energy zones with mixed corals and short algae. Occurs in small loose aggregations (Ref. 48636). Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699). Browsing on substrate. Sand and algal fragments were common in the guts (Ref. 47011).

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 Stegastes albifasciatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Hard Bottom: 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.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Belk, M.S., 1975
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Belk, M.S., 1975

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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