Ecology Summary - Chaetodon vagabundus

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Main Ref.	Steene, R.C., 1978
Remarks	Dwells in shallow coral and rocky reefs, in pairs. Feeds on seaweeds, small crabs, marine worms and other small invertebrates (Ref. 9773). Found in reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs and sometimes in turbid waters subject to freshwater runoff. Swims in pairs. Omnivorous, feeds on algae, coral polyps, crustaceans and worms (Ref. 5503). Hardly territorial and often accompanies other species without being aggressive. Easily maintained in tanks.

Main Ref.

Steene, R.C., 1978

Remarks

Dwells in shallow coral and rocky reefs, in pairs. Feeds on seaweeds, small crabs, marine worms and other small invertebrates (Ref. 9773). Found in reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs and sometimes in turbid waters subject to freshwater runoff. Swims in pairs. Omnivorous, feeds on algae, coral polyps, crustaceans and worms (Ref. 5503). Hardly territorial and often accompanies other species without being aggressive. Easily maintained in tanks.

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 Chaetodon vagabundus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; 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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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984

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	3.36	0.29			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Harmelin-Vivien, M.L., 1989

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