Follower fish of the goldspotted eel Myrichthys ocellatus with a review on anguilliform fish as nuclear species

Ternes, Maria L. F.; Giglio, Vinicius J.; Mendes, Thiago C.; Pereira, Pedro H. C.

doi:10.1186/s10152-017-0503-1

Helgoland Marine Research

Table 3 Summary of nuclear-follower associations between eels and reef fish found in the literature

From: Follower fish of the goldspotted eel Myrichthys ocellatus with a review on anguilliform fish as nuclear species

Nuclear eel species	Follower species	Trophic category	Location	Source
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax castaneus	Balistes verres	MINV	Gulf of California (TEP)	[5]
Gymnothorax castaneus	Bodianus diplotaenia	MINV	Gulf of California (TEP)	[5]
Gymnothorax castaneus	Epinephelus labriformis	MCAR	Gulf of California (TEP)	[5]
Gymnothorax castaneus	Cephalopholis panamensis	MCAR	Gulf of California (TEP)	[5]
Gymnothorax castaneus	Holacanthus passer	SINV	Gulf of California (TEP)	[5]
Gymnothorax castaneus	Mycteroperca rosacea	MCAR	Gulf of California (TEP)	[5, 36]
Gymnothorax castaneus	Rypticus bicolor	MCAR	Gulf of California (TEP)	[5]
Gymnothorax dovii	Caranx melampygus	MCAR	Malpelo island (TEP)	[7]
Gymnothorax dovii	Dermatolepis dermatolepis	MCAR	Malpelo island (TEP)	[7]
Gymnothorax dovii	Aulostomus chinensis	MINB	Malpelo island (TEP)	[7]
Gymnothorax dovii	Mycteroperca olfax	MCAR	Malpelo island (TEP)	[7]
Gymnothorax dovii	Seriola rivoliana	MCAR	Malpelo island (TEP)	[7]
Gymnothorax dovii	Bodianus diplotaenia	MINB	Malpelo island (TEP)	[7]
Gymnothorax funebris	Carangoides bartholomaei	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Gymnothorax funebris	Cephalopholis fulva	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[4, 37]
Gymnothorax griseus	Aethaloperca rogaa	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax griseus	Cephalopholis argus	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax griseus	Cephalopholis hemistiktos	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax griseus	Cephalopholis miniata	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax griseus	Epinephelus fasciatus	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6, 28]
Gymnothorax griseus	Grammistes sexlineatus	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax griseus	Parupeneus cyclostomus	MINV	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax griseus	Pterois volitans	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6, 28]
Gymnothorax griseus	Scorpaenopsis gibbosa	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax griseus	Thalassoma rueppellii	PLK	Red Sea (WEI)	[28]
Gymnothorax griseus	Variola louti	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax javanicus	Epinephelus fasciatus	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]
Gymnothorax javanicus	Plectropomus pessuliferus	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[1]
Gymnothorax miliaris	Cephalopholis cruentata	MCAR	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax miliaris	Cephalopholis fulva	MCAR	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax miliaris	Rypticus saponaceus	MCAR	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax moringa	Acanthurus bahianus	ROVH	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax moringa	Bodianus rufus	MINV	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax moringa	Cephalopholis cruentata	MCAR	Caribbean (WEA)	[11, 38]
Gymnothorax moringa	Cephalopholis fulva	MCAR	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax moringa	Chaetodon capistratus	SINV	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax moringa	Holacanthus tricolor	SINV	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax moringa	Scarus taeniopterus	ROVH	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Gymnothorax ocellatus	Diplectrum spp.	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[39]
Gymnothorax ocellatus	Lutjanus spp.	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[39]
Gymnotorax vicinus	Acanthurus coeruleus	ROVH	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Gymnotorax vicinus	Carangoides bartholomaei	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Gymnotorax vicinus	Cephalopholis fulva	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Gymnotorax vicinus	Haemulon parra	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Gymnotorax vicinus	Halichoeres radiatus	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Gymnotorax vicinus	Pseudupeneus maculatus	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Gymnothorax sp.	Bodianus diplotaenia	MINV	Gulf of California (TEP)	[36]
Gymnothorax sp.	Epinephelus labriformis	MCAR	Gulf of California (TEP)	[36]
Muraena pavonina	Caranx latus	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Muraena pavonina	Cephalopholis fulva	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Muraena pavonina	Labrisomus conditus	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Muraena lentiginosa	Alphestes immaculatus	MCAR	Mexico (TEP)	[40]
Muraena lentiginosa	Serranus psittacinus	MINV	Mexico (TEP)	[40]
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys breviceps	Cephalopholis fulva	MCAR	Caribbean (WEA) and Brazil (SWA)	[4, 11, 13, 24]
Myrichthys breviceps	Epinephelus adscensionis	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[41]
Myrichthys breviceps	Hypoplectrus puella	MCAR	Caribbean (WEA)	[11]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Acanthurus bahianus	ROVH	Brazil (SWA)	[20]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Bodianus pulchellus	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	This study
Myrichthys ocellatus	Bodianus rufus	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	This study
Myrichthys ocellatus	Epinephelus adscensionis	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[13, 24, 41]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Epinephelus marginatus	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[14, 17, 33]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Halichoeres brasiliensis	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[13] This study
Myrichthys ocellatus	Halichoeres poeyi	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[20] This study
Myrichthys ocellatus	Halichoeres radiatus	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Labrisomus cricota	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[20]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Labrisomus nuchipinnis	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[20]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Lutjanus alexandrei	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[13]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Mycteroperca acutirostris	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[13] This study
Myrichthys ocellatus	Mycteroperca bonaci	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[24]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Rypticus bistrispinus	MCAR	Brazil (SWA)	[24]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Serranus baldwini	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	This study
Myrichthys ocellatus	Serranus flaviventris	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[24]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Stegastes fuscus	TERH	Brazil (SWA)	[20]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Stegastes variabilis	TERH	Brazil (SWA)	[20]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Stephanolepis hispidus	OMNI	Brazil (SWA)	This study
Myrichthys ocellatus	Thalassoma noronhanum	PLK	Brazil (SWA)	[4]
Myrichthys ocellatus	Ulaema lefroyi	MINV	Brazil (SWA)	[13]
Myrichthys sp.	Epinephelus fasciatus	MCAR	Red Sea (WEI)	[6]

Acronyms for trophic categories as follows: MCAR macrocarnivore, SINV sessile invertebrate feeder, MINV mobile invertebrate feeder, OMNI omnivore, PLK planktivore, ROVH roving herbivore, TERH territorial herbivore. Nuclear and follower species are listed in ascending alphabetical order. WEA western Atlantic, SWA southwestern Atlantic, TEP tropical eastern Pacific, WEI western Indian

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