Table 1 Follower fish of Myrichthys ocellatus recorded in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil
Family | Species (no. of events) | Interaction duration (s) | Mean body size of the nuclear species | Mean body size of the follower species (cm) M. ocellatus | Spearman rank correlation result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labridae | Halichoeres brasiliensis (7) | 69.3 ± 6.1 | 69 ± 6 | 27 ± 2 | r = 0.7; p = 0.04 |
Labridae | Halichoeres poeyi (4) | 40 ± 12 | 56 ± 11 | 16 ± 1 | r = 0.25; p = 0.7 |
Labridae | Bodianus pulchellus (5) | 122 ± 24 | 57 ± 8 | 19 ± 1 | r = 0.36; p = 0.5 |
Labridae | Bodianus rufus (12) | 145 ± 27 | 69.6 ± 4.1 | 28.3 ± 0.9 | r = 0.07; p = 0.8 |
Monacanthidae | Stephanolepis hispidus (10) | 65 ± 4.2 | 59 ± 6 | 24 ± 1 | r = 0.54; p = 0.1 |
Epinephelidae | Mycteroperca acutirostris (1) | 190 | 75 | 35 | * |
Serranidae | Serranus baldwini (2) | 45 ± 12 | 68 ± 5 | 9 ± 2 | * |
All events | 96.6 ± 21.4 | 64 ± 3 | 25 ± 1 | r = 0.42; p = 0.007 |