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. 2014 Jan 24;9(1):e85253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085253

Table 4. List of spongivorous fish and the percentage sponge found in gut contents.

Family Species % Gut Contents Location Reference
Acanthuridae Ctenochaetus binotatus Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Acanthuridae Acanthurus pyroferus Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Balistidae Sufflamen bursa 5.88 Hawaii, USA Hobson, E. S., 1974
Blenidae Ecsenius pictus Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon bennetti 13 Kalimantan, Indonesia Nagelkerken et al 2009
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon kleinii 8 Kalimantan, Indonesia Nagelkerken et al 2009
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon lunulatus 5 Kalimantan, Indonesia Nagelkerken et al 2009
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon unimaculatus 17.49 Hawaii, USA Hobson, E.S. 1974
Chaetodontidae Forcipiger flavissimus Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Chaetodontidae Heniochus varius 6 Ryukyu Islands, Japan Sano, M., 1989
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon vagabundus Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Pomacanthidae Centropyge vroliki 40 Papua New Guinea Eagle, J.V., & Jones, G. P., 2004
Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus imperator >50 Maldives Anderson, C. & Hafiz, A., 1987
Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus xanthometopon >50 Maldives Anderson, C. & Hafiz, A., 1987
Pomacanthidae Pygoplites diacanthus >50 Maldives Masuda, H. & Allen G.R., 1993
Pomacanthidae Centropyge bicolor Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Pomacanthidae Centropyge tibicen Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Pomacentridae Chrysiptera rex Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Labridae Halichoeres porsopeion Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Nemipteridae Scolopsis bilineata Sulawesi, Indonesia Personal observation of feeding behavior
Zanclidae Zanclus cornutus 84 Hawaii, USA Hobson, E. S., 1974