it eats coral, bacteria, fish and mussels
Snail, limpet,mussels, cuttlefish
Aquatic Nuisance Species
fish
communities
hydrozoan, coral, anemone, jellyfish
Habitats
members of the scaridae family of fish, carracterised by grinding pharyngeal jaws and a distinctly shaped head, eat algae off the coral on coral reefs, and certain species actually bite the coral and grind it up to consume the plant based algae within the coral, other species scrape the coral off the outside. there are many species of this family within coral reefs, examples include the brightly coloured parrot fish and massive buffalo fish they hav very interesting life cycles, changing from male to female over a life time, and are well worth further reading!
Anthozas belong to the coral family and are popularly known to eat smaller sea creatures including mussels, urchins, small fish and crabs.
* barnacles * clams * mussels * certain types of lamprey * sponges * sea squirts * sea pens * tube worms * coral
jellyfish, hydrans, sea anemones, coral
Endangered Species