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First record of predation on jellyfish by butterflyfish on Brazilian rocky reefs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2010

L.C.T. Chaves ,
J.L.L. Feitosa  and
P.H.C. Pereira
L.C.T. Chaves*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Departamento de Oceanografia, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil
J.L.L. Feitosa
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Departamento de Oceanografia, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil
P.H.C. Pereira
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Departamento de Oceanografia, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L.C.T. Chaves, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Departamento de Oceanografia, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil email: chaveslais@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

The present study reports the first record of predation of the banded butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus on the jellyfish Chrysaora lactea on Brazilian rocky reefs. The activity involved a pair of C. striatus and was photographed and video-recorded. We believe that temporarily available food resources benefit species with a more generalist diet.

Keywords

first recordpredationjellyfishbutterfly fishChaetodon striatusChrysaora lacteaBrazilian rocky reefs
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e26
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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