Ecology Summary - Siganus punctatus
Ecology of Siganus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Woodland, D.J., 1990
Remarks Fish of 20 cm SL & larger live more often in pairs. Pairing observed in fish as small as 15 cm SL; but may school with about 50 individuals; smaller schools (< 5) of very small juveniles have been seen. Common along face of drop-offs at the reef edges. Typically, it grows to a larger size than other siganids (Ref. 1419).

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 punctatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Unsworth, R.K., L.M. Nordlund and L.C. Cullen-Unsworth, 2018

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
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 2.77 0.08
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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