Echeneid-sirenian associations, with information on sharksucker diet
January 1, 2003
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.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Title | Echeneid-sirenian associations, with information on sharksucker diet |
| DOI | 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00236.x |
| Authors | E.H. Williams, A. A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Lucy Bunkley-Williams, R. K. Bonde, C. Self-Sullivan, A. Preen, V.G. Cockcroft |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Journal of Fish Biology |
| Index ID | 70024907 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |