Ecology Summary - Stegastes leucostictus

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Main Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Remarks	Occurs in seagrass beds (Also Ref. 128695), coral or rocky reefs and sandy areas. Also found around mangrove (Also Ref. 128594) shores and sponge beds; less common on flourishing coral reefs (Ref. 26938). Remains within 50 cm from the substrate. Adults feed on algae, polychaetes, amphipods, foraminiferans and gastropods (Ref. 5217); also other benthic and planktonic invertebrates and fish (Ref. 33). Juveniles feed on harpacticoid copepods, nemerteans and polychaetes (Ref. 9626). Territorial herbivore (Ref. 57616). Caught incidentally in traps and small-meshed beach nets (Ref. 5217). Forms facultative associations with sea anemones (Ref. 128695).

Main Ref.

Randall, J.E., 1967

Remarks

Occurs in seagrass beds (Also Ref. 128695), coral or rocky reefs and sandy areas. Also found around mangrove (Also Ref. 128594) shores and sponge beds; less common on flourishing coral reefs (Ref. 26938). Remains within 50 cm from the substrate. Adults feed on algae, polychaetes, amphipods, foraminiferans and gastropods (Ref. 5217); also other benthic and planktonic invertebrates and fish (Ref. 33). Juveniles feed on harpacticoid copepods, nemerteans and polychaetes (Ref. 9626). Territorial herbivore (Ref. 57616). Caught incidentally in traps and small-meshed beach nets (Ref. 5217). Forms facultative associations with sea anemones (Ref. 128695).

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 leucostictus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: sand;: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019

Associations

Ref.	Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019
Associations
Associated with	Stichodactyla helianthus.
Association remarks	On the column but not in contact with the tentacles of Stichodactyla helianthus.
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.09	0.20	3.04	0.28	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items
Ref.	Randall, J.E., 1967

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