Caribbean Coral Reef Food Web

Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus 1
Caribbean reef shark
Carcharhinus perezii 2
Gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus 3
Bluehead
Thalassoma bifasciatum 4
queen angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris 5
smooth trunkfish
Rhinesomus triqueter 1
banded butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus 1
ocean surgeon
Acanthurus bahianus 6
bearded fireworm
Hermodice carunculata 7
King Helmet
Cassis tuberosa 8
queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula 9
Sargeant major
Abudefduf saxatilis 3
long-spined sea urchin
Diadema antillarum 10
symmetrical brain coral
Diploria strigosa 11
scrawled filefish
Aluterus scriptus 9
yellowtail damselfish
Microspathodon chrysurus 12
midnight parrotfish
Scarus coelestinus 13
Yellow goatfish
Mulloidichthys martinicus 14
Yellow tube sponge
Aplysina fistularis 15
fire corals
Millepora 9
staghorn coral
Acropora cervicornis 16
red algae
Rhodophyta 17
red hind
Epinephelus guttatus 2
Caribbean reef squid
Sepioteuthis sepioidea 18
Trumpetfish
Aulostomus maculatus 2
great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda 19
spotted eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari 1
snapping shrimps
Alpheus
stoplight parrotfish
Sparisoma viride 1
Puddingwife wrasse
Halichoeres radiatus 2
Caribbean spiny lobster
Panulirus argus 20
Giant Hermit Crab
Petrochirus diogenes 11
Sponge brittle star
Ophiothrix suensoni 21
Horse-eye jack
Caranx latus 1
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas 22
brown algae
Phaeophyceae 23
File Clams
Lima 9
Tropical Silversides
Atherinomorus 1
Squirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensionis 24
Social feather duster
Bispira brunnea 25
Sea Grape
Caulerpa racemosa 26
Sea Lettuce
Ulva lactuca 27
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