Unique, These 6 Marine Animals Eat Coral Every Day

1. Coral-Eating Snails (Muricidae)

Some groups of sea snails are coralivorous, such as species in the marine gastropod family Murciadae. Coral-eating species are predominantly found in the genera Drupella and Coalliophila.

This snail eats live coral by peeling off the coral's skeletal tissue and leaving behind white feeding marks. Excessive populations of coral-eating snails can cause excessive growth of algae in the wounded areas.

<b>2. Ikan kakatua atau parrotfish (Scarinae)</b>

2. Kakatua fish or parrotfish (Scarinae)

80 species of parrotfish are included in the subfamily Scarinae. Their name is derived from the teeth of the parrotfish, which resemble a beak. Recently, scientists discovered that these teeth contain one of the heaviest biominerals in nature, called fluorapatite.

With this very strong jaw, parrotfish can easily scrape and eat the hard calcium carbonate skeleton of reef-building corals (hermatipic). Although they can easily eat the entire coral, their food depends on the algae that grow inside the coral polyps.

<b>3. Bintang Laut Mahkota Duri (Acanthaster spp.)</b>

3. Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster spp.)

At least there are four species of crown-of-thorns starfish in the genus Acanthaster. These thorny, venomous, and tenacious starfish can cause damage to coral colonies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

A mature crown-of-thorns starfish can consume coral up to an area of 107 square feet per year. They tend to eat branching and plate-like coral that grows rapidly, covering its surface with digestive enzymes.

4. Triggerfish (Balistidae)

Around 40 species of triggerfish form the Balistidae family. They inhabit tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide, and most species live and forage in coral reef environments.

Triggerfish that inhabit coral reefs are very versatile in their diet and will prey on small crustaceans, worms, sea stars, sea urchins, mollusks, and fish. Larger species like the titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) usually bite off branching coral fragments, such as the genus Seriatopora, to feed on algae and small invertebrates that live on the coral.

5. Nudibranch (Nudibranchia)

Nudibranch consists of at least 3,000 species of shell-less marine mollusks in the order Nudibranchia. Most of them live in coral reef habitats in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. These animals often have specialized feeding patterns depending on their genus or species.

6. Butterflyfish or Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae)

Around 129 species of butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae inhabit shallow tropical reefs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Some species of these fish have a non-specialist feeding pattern consisting of corals, algae, and small marine invertebrates.

The translation of the given text from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving the HTML tags is as follows: "Others, such as the golden butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus), feed on live coral polyps. The foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capsitratus) consumes a mucus-like layer produced by the coral to provide protection against diseases and help capture microscopic food particles."

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