Alimentary tract morphology and diet in three coral reef fish families

By J. Elliott, D. Bellwood. 2003

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Latitudinal gradients in Atlantic reef fish communities: trophic structure and spatial use patterns (2004, background): “Corallivores, herbivores, detritivores and omnivores also tend to have longer intestines than do carnivores, whose diets are more nutritious (Goldschmid et al., 1984; Horn, 1989, 1998; Elliott & Bellwood, 2003).”
Gut length and mass in herbivorous and carnivorous prickleback fishes (Teleostei: Stichaeidae): ontogenetic, dietary, and phylogenetic effects (2006, background): “Although closely related fish species may resemble each other in size, shape, and mass, comparisons of gut length in such taxa with different diets are limited (e.g., Zihler 1982; Cleveland and Montgomery 2003; Elliott and Bellwood 2003).”
Diversity and functional importance of coral‐feeding fishes on tropical coral reefs (2008, background): “Corallivorous fishes have some of the longest intestines of all fishes (Elliott and Bellwood 2003), which facilitates high gut retention times and may allow the digestion of these complex wax esters.”
Functional groups of lagoon fish species in Languedoc Roussillon, southern France (2004, background): “…diet (Sibbing & Nagelkerke, 2001); (ix) oral gape (Og) is directly related to the maximal size of the prey and influences the impact of the fish on the food web (Sibbing & Nagelkerke, 2001); (x) gut length (GuL) is strongly related to fish’s diet (Kramer & Bryant, 1995, Elliott & Bellwood, 2003).”