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The Trophic Structure of Hawaiian Reefs Part 3. Non-Corallivore Predators fish –plankton feeders (e.g., most damselfishes and some butterflyfishes) –feeders.

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1 The Trophic Structure of Hawaiian Reefs Part 3

2 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)

3 Hawaiian sargeant

4 milletside butterflyfish

5 goatfish

6 triggerfish

7 Moorish idols

8 snowflake eel

9 dragon eel

10 hawkfish

11 ‘aweoweo

12 baracuda

13 jacks

14 sharks

15 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

16 cone shells

17 Triton’s trumpet

18 octopus


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