Ecology Summary - Siganus fuscescens
Ecology of Siganus fuscescens
 
Main Ref. Woodland, D.J., 1990
Remarks Feeds almost continually during daylight and settles at night to sleep. At Heron Is., the young adults at the water's edge under the lip of the beachrock pavement; older adults against the bases of coral clumps on outer reef flat. A sleeping fish adopt a camouflage pattern (Ref. 1419). Aggregates in March, April and May to spawn (Ref. 1363). Also Ref. 58534.

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Siganus fuscescens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Broad, G., 2003

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Woodland, D.J., 1990
Feeding habit grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 2.03 0.06 Troph of adults and juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 2.28 0.13 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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