Likelihood of individuals to consume gnathiids
Gnathiids were identified in the gut contents of at least one individual
from each functional group (Table 1) and, further, 13 out of the 16 fish
Families. Functional group was a significant predictor of the presence
of at least one gnathiid (X 2=101.3,
p> 0.005). 100% of the dedicated cleaners consumed at
least one gnathiid (n=26), while 64% of the facultative cleaners (n=61)
and 33% of the planktivores (n=36) consumed gnathiids. All other
functional groups had a gnathiid consumption rate of 13% or less.