Research Article

Detection of Bioactive Compounds in the Mucus Nets of Dendropoma maxima, Sowerby 1825 (Prosobranch Gastropod Vermetidae, Mollusca)

Table 1

List of reef fish and their preferred feeding mode that share the same habitat like wormsnails.

FamilyGenus/speciesFeeding

AcanthuridaeAcanthurus sohal Algae, zooplankton
AcanthuridaeNaso elegans Brown algae
AcanthuridaeNaso unicornis Brown algae
AcanthuridaeZebrasoma xanthurum Algae
ApogonidaeApogon spp.Fishes, crustaceans, zooplankton
BalistidaeRhinecanthus assasi Benthic invertebrates
BlenniidaeCirripectes castaneus Benthic algae
BlenniidaeEcsenius dentex Thread algae
BlenniidaeEcsenius gravieri Thread algae
ChaetodontidaeChaetodon auriga Polychaetes, anemones, coral polyps and mucus, algae
ChaetodontidaeChaetodon austriacus Coral polyps and mucus, cnidarian tentacles
ChaetodontidaeChaetodon fasciatus Cnidarian polyps and mucus, invertebrates, algae
ChaetodontidaeChaetodon paucifasciatus Coral polyps and mucus, invertebrates, algae
ChaetodontidaeHeniochus  intermedius Zooplankton, benthic invertebrates
CirrhitidaeParacirrhites forsteri Fishes, crustaceans
HolocentridaeSargocentron diadema Snails, polychaetes, crustaceans
LabridaeCheilinus lunulatus Benthic invertebrates like molluscs and crustaceans
LabridaeGomphosus caeruleus Small fish, benthic invertebrates
LabridaeHalichoeres hortulanus Benthic invertebrates
LabridaeLabroides dimidiatus Fish parasites, skin and mucus
LabridaeThalassoma lunare Small fish, benthic invertebrates
LabridaeThalassoma rueppelii Small fish, benthic invertebrates
MullidaeParupeneus spp.Fishes, benthic invertebrates
OstraciidaeOstracion cyanurus Sessile invertebrates, sponges, algae
OstraciidaeTetrasomus gibbosus Benthic, sessile invertebrates
PomacanthidaePygoplites  diacanthus Sponges, tunicates
PomacentridaeAbudefduf spp.(zoo)plankton, algae
PomacentridaeAmblyglyphidodon spp.Zooplankton, drifting organic material
PomacentridaeChromis spp.Plankton, algae, (omnivores)
PomacentridaeChromis viridis Plankton
PomacentridaeDascyllus  aruanus Zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, algae
PomacentridaeDascyllus trimaculatus Algae, planktonic crustaceans (copepods)
PomacentridaePomacentrus trilineatus Invertebrates, algae
PomacentridaeStegastes nigricans Algae, gastropods, sponges, copepods
PseudochromidaePseudochromis spp.Crustaceans, worms, zooplankton
ScaridaeChlorurus gibbus Benthic grazer of algae
ScaridaeHipposcarus harid Thread algae
ScaridaeScarus spp.Thread algae, benthic algae
SerranidaeCephalopholis sp.Fishes, crustaceans
SerranidaeEpinephelus fasciatus Fishes, crustaceans
SerranidaeEpinephelus tauvina Fishes
SerranidaePseudanthias spp.(zoo)plankton
TetraodontidaeArothron diadematus Invertebrates, algae
TetraodontidaeArothron hispidus Invertebrates (sponges, tunicates, worms, crustaceans, corals, molluscs, echinoderms), algae
And some unidentified Labridae, Serranidae, Pomacentridae, and Acanthuridae