The Trophic Structure of Hawaiian Reefs Part 3
Non-Corallivore Predators fish –plankton feeders (e.g., most damselfishes and some butterflyfishes) –feeders on benthic invertebrates (e.g., wrasses and triggerfishes) –piscivores (fish feeders; e.g., eels, baracuda, groupers, jacks & sharks) fish –plankton feeders (e.g., most damselfishes and some butterflyfishes) –feeders on benthic invertebrates (e.g., wrasses and triggerfishes) –piscivores (fish feeders; e.g., eels, baracuda, groupers, jacks & sharks)
Hawaiian sargeant
milletside butterflyfish
goatfish
triggerfish
Moorish idols
snowflake eel
dragon eel
hawkfish
‘aweoweo
baracuda
jacks
sharks
Non-Corallivore Predators mollusks –cone shells (some fish eaters, others specialize on specific invertebrates) –triton's trumpet (eat crown-of-thorns) –octopus and cuttlefish (generally eat shelled invertebrates) lobsters & some crabs (often omnivores or scavengers) dolphins, seals and sea birds mollusks –cone shells (some fish eaters, others specialize on specific invertebrates) –triton's trumpet (eat crown-of-thorns) –octopus and cuttlefish (generally eat shelled invertebrates) lobsters & some crabs (often omnivores or scavengers) dolphins, seals and sea birds
cone shells
Triton’s trumpet
octopus