First observation of fish bioerosion on the coral community at Islas Marietas, mexican Pacific
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hermatypic corals, Diodon holocanthus, Gulf of California, grazing bite, corallivorous fishesAbstract
In this study we used direct methods to quantify fish bioerosion based on grazing scars on coral communities at Islas Marietas National Park, Nayarit, Mexico from December 2010 to January 2012. Fish foraging on corals was estimated by the identification
of grazing scars quantifying number of bites. We documented for the first time the grazing activity of Arothron meleagris, Balistes polylepis, Diodon holocanthus, D. hystrix, Pseudobalistes naufragium, Scarus perrico y S. rubroviolaceous on the coral communities in the islands.
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