Green2009-herbivore monitoring

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Monitoring Functional Groups of Herbivorous Reef Fishes Table 3. Functional groups within each family, genera and species of herbivorous reef fishes Family (Tribe) Common Name Functional Group Genera and Species Labridae (Scarini) Parrotfishes Scrapers/small excavators All Scarus and Hipposcarus All Bolbometapon, Cetoscarus and Chlorurus 35cm SL All Calotomus and Leptoscarus species Surgeonfishes Grazers/detritivores All species except those that are planktivores (A. albipectoralis, A. mata, A. nubilus, A. thompsoni and P. hepaticus) or detritivores Unicornfishes* Browsers (Ctenochaetus spp.) All N. brachycentron, N. elegans, N. lituratus, N. tonganus and N. unicornis Juveniles (
Monitoring Functional Groups of Herbivorous Reef Fishes Table 4. Families, genera and species within each functional group of herbivorous reef fishes, and their role in coral reef resilience. Functional Group Scrapers/ small excavators Large excavators/ bioeroders Grazers/ detritivores Family (Tribe) Common Name Genera and Species Role in Coral Reef Resilience Labridae Parrotfishes (Scarini) Labridae (Scarini) Parrotfishes All Scarus and Hipposcarus All Bolbometapon, Cetoscarus and Chlorurus 35cm SL Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes All species except those that are planktivores (A. albipectoralis, A. mata, A. nubilus, A. thompsoni and P. hepaticus) or detritivores (Ctenochaetus spp.) Siganidae Rabbitfishes All species except S. canaliculatus Pomacanthidae Angelfishes* All Centropyge species Browsers Kyphosidae Rudderfishes All Siganidae Rabbitfishes S. canaliculatus Acanthuridae Unicornfishes* All N. brachycentron, N. elegans, N. lituratus, N. tonganus and N. unicornis Juveniles (
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