Effects of marine ciliates on survivability of the first-feeding larval surgeonfish, Paracanthurus Hepatus: Laboratory rearing experiments.

Examines the contribution of ciliates as a food source to survival of first-feeding surgeonfish larvae, Paracanthurus hepatus. Exposure of the larvae to eight treatments; Observation of highest survival of the larvae in the highest densities of Amphorellopsis acuta; Role of tintinnid and ciliates as alternative food sources to copepod nauplii.