Author: Woodland & Anderson, 2014
FBname: Bronze-lined rabbitfish.
Comments: Adults live in schools, usually in coral and sandstone reefs and also seagrass beds; juveniles reportedly live in large estuaries such as Negombo Lagoon (5 km x 3 km).  Apparently, estuaries are an important habitat for juveniles and sub-adults, with older fish moving to coral reefs.  Feeds by scraping algae from rock and coral substrates and browsing on seaweeds and sea grasses.  It supplements its diet with small items of animal tissue. A report on analysis of gut contents of specimens (2 - 27 cm SL), collected by trap and seine, from lagoons and coastal areas of Sri Lanka contain diatoms, green, blue-green, red and brown algae and a seagrass.  It appeared that this species have a preference for feeding during the night when percentages of gut fullness between day and night catches were compared.  It appeared to be nocturnal because it was mostly seen to be inactive during the day (Ref. 95994).