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Table 3 Mean stable isotope ratios (±sd) δ13C and δ15N of S. randalli, S. lineatus and S. fuscescens from mangrove, and of S. lineatus, S. punctatus and S. puellus from coral reef, New Caledonia

From: First record of Siganus randalli (Teleost, Siganidae) in New Caledonia, and comments on its diet

Species

Mangrove

Reef

N

δ13C (‰)

δ15N (‰)

N

δ13C (‰)

δ15N (‰)

S. fuscescens

2

−14.10 ± 0.29

7.00 ± 0.34

-

-

-

S. randalli

3

−27.95 ± 0.68

5.67 ± 0.21

-

-

-

S. lineatus

3

−26.13 ± 1.50

5.57 ± 0.23

10

−25.83 ± 2.22

5.06 ± 1.03

S. punctatus

-

-

-

5

−14.91 ± 1.10

5.72 ± 0.35

S. puellus

-

-

-

6

−16.42 ± 1.97

6.70 ± 1.23