Table	S3.	Functional	traits	of	herbivorous	reef	fishes	in	the	Eastern	Tropical	Pacific

Family Species Diet Home
range Activity Max.	body	size

(lit) Schooling Trophic-functional
group

Feeding
territoriality

1 Acanthuridae Acanthurus	achilles hd mob day 24.0 medg browser no
2 Acanthuridae Acanthurus	nigricans hd sed day 21.3 smallg cropper	open	surface no
3 Acanthuridae Acanthurus	triostegus hd vmob day 27.0 largeg cropper	open	surface no
4 Acanthuridae Acanthurus	xanthopterus hd mob day 70.0 medg cropper	open	surface no
5 Scaridae Calotomus	carolinus hd mob day 54.0 sol browser no
6 Chanidae Chanos	chanos hd vmob both 180.0 medg brusher no
7 Acanthuridae Ctenochaetus	marginatus om sed day 27.0 smallg brusher no
8 Kyphosidae Girella	simplicidens om vmob day 46.0 medg browser no
9 Kyphosidae Kyphosus	sectatrix hm vmob day 76.0 medg browser no
10 Balistidae Melichthys	niger om vmob day 50.0 largeg scraper no
11 Pomacentridae Microspathodon	bairdii hd sed day 25.0 sol cropper	open	surface yes
12 Pomacentridae Microspathodon	dorsalis hd sed day 31.0 sol cropper	open	surface yes
13 Mugilidae Mugil	curema hd vmob both 91.0 largeg cropper	open	surface no
14 Scaridae Nicholsina	denticulata hm mob day 32.0 smallg scraper no

15 Blenniidae
Ophioblennius
steindachneri

hd sed day 18.0 sol cropper	open	surface no

16 Acanthuridae Prionurus	laticlavius hm mob day 60.0 smallg browser no
17 Acanthuridae Prionurus	punctatus hm mob day 60.0 smallg browser no
18 Scaridae Scarus	compressus hd mob day 68.0 smallg scraper no
19 Scaridae Scarus	ghobban hd mob day 75.0 smallg scraper no
20 Scaridae Scarus	perrico hd mob day 76.0 smallg scraper no
21 Pomacentridae Stegastes	acapulcoensis om sed day 17.0 smallg cropper	open	surface yes
22 Pomacentridae Stegastes	arcifrons om sed day 13.0 smallg cropper	open	surface yes
23 Pomacentridae Stegastes	beebei om sed day 15.0 smallg cropper	open	surface yes
24 Pomacentridae Stegastes	flavilatus om sed day 10.0 smallg cropper	open	surface yes
25 Pomacentridae Stegastes	rectifraenum om sed day 13.5 smallg browser yes