[Coral-List] SCTLD spread by butterfly fish.

Tue Jul 25 14:25:36 UTC 2023

Hi all,

I agree with John’s statement below. What paper demonstrates that butterflyfish transmit SCTLD with their activities? Another possibility is that by feeding adjacent to lesions, C. capistratus could actually remove any putative pathogenic agents (or problematic tissues) and render them inert/inviable, thus slowing the spread of the disease at the patch level. Or butterflyfishes could have no effect on SCTLD spread. 

All the best,
Adrienne

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> On Jul 25, 2023, at 9:10 AM, John Ware via Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
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> Dear List,
> 
> Apparently I have been missing something.  Can someone suggest available, peer-reviewed papers demonstrating that butterfly fish are spreading SCTLD or other coral diseases.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> John
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