Food items reported for Holacanthus passer
n = 72
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Microspathodon dorsalis Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ahnfeltia plicata Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Caulerpa racemosa Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Caulerpa sertularioides Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Champia parvula Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cladophora microcladioides Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Codium simulans Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Amphiroa beauvoisii Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Amphiroa misakiensis Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Jania adhaerens Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Lithophyllum pallescens Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dictyopteris delicatula Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dictyota dichotoma Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dictyota flabellata Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dictyota sp. Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dictyota volubilis Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Padina durvillaei Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ectocarpus acutus Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Erythrotrichia carnea Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Gelidiella acerosa Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Pterocladiella capillacea Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Gracilaria spinigera Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Gracilaria textorii Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Halimeda discoidea Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Zanardinula abbreviata Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Hildenbrandia rubra Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Hypnea johnstonii Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Hypnea spinella Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ralfsia confusa Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Polysiphonia johnstonii Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Sargassum horridum Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Sargassum sinicola Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Rosenvingea intricata Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Sphacelaria californica Mexico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified Galapagos Is. juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unidentified Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Lophogorgia sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Pocillopora elegans Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Pocillopora elegans Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps Obelia sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps Aglaophenia sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps Palythoa ignota Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars Ophionereis sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins Eucidaris thouarsii Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins Diadema mexicanum Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Pinctada mazatlanica Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Chione californiensis Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Chione californiensis Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Aplysia californica Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Aplysia californica Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Berthellina chloris Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Triphora hannai Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified Galapagos Is. juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians Rhopalaea Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Axinella sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Callyspongia californica Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Chondrilla nucula Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Erylus goffrilleri Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Geodia nuptuni Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Amphimedon sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Haliclona palmata Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Tedania nigrescens Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Plakortis angulospiculatus Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Plakortis angulospiculatus Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Aplysina sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Hyattella intestinalis 1 Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Hyattella intestinalis 2 Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Aaptos aaptos Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unidentified Mexico juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates invertebrate eggs Mexico juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified Galapagos Is. juv./adults
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