Echeneid-sirenian associations, with information on sharksucker diet
Journal of Fish Biology
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Abstract
Association of the sharksucker Echeneis naucrates and whitefin sharksucker E. neucratoides with the West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus and the dugong Dugong dugon is presented and discussed. Alimentary tract-content analysis and field observations suggest that coprophagy (feeding on host faecal material) may be the primary food source for echeneids associated with sirenian hosts.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Echeneid-sirenian associations, with information on sharksucker diet |
| Series title | Journal of Fish Biology |
| DOI | 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00236.x |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication Date | November 03, 2003 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 1176 |
| Last page | 1183 |