Energy Requirements
Humphead wrasse, which are carnivorous, feed on a variety of animals during the day to acquire the energy that they need to live. Their diet is mostly made up of shellfish, sea stars, sea urchins, crabs, and smaller fish. These wrasse are also one of the only species of fish that are capable of consuming some otherwise toxic organisms such as sea hares, codfish, and starfish. |
Climate
This species of wrasse live in the ocean, meaning that they inhabit salt water. The average temperature for ocean water is 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Since the decline in humphead wrasse had nothing to do with their habitat, it can be assumed that they are living in a desirable climate. |
Shelter
Humphead wrasse are not very needy when it comes to their shelter. Juvenile wrasse will remain among coral beds and sea grass inshore. After they mature, these fish tend to move out into deeper waters and situate themselves offshore near reef slopes, channel slopes, and inside of some caves or ledges. |
Food Web
The humphead wrasse could hardly be included in a food web. It hardly has any natural predators since this wrasse is extremely large in comparison to the other sea life that they live among. (That allows you to see how their endangerment almost squarely falls on the shoulders of humans.) They feed on organisms much smaller than themselves such as starfish, crab, and urchin.
The humphead wrasse could hardly be included in a food web. It hardly has any natural predators since this wrasse is extremely large in comparison to the other sea life that they live among. (That allows you to see how their endangerment almost squarely falls on the shoulders of humans.) They feed on organisms much smaller than themselves such as starfish, crab, and urchin.