Food and Feeding Habits Summary Haemulon aurolineatum
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.40 SL
Sample size 16 Percent empty 43
Country Puerto Rico Locality Also U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 1958 - Jun. 1961.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Haemulon aurolineatum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Ampelisca Ampelisca, Elasmopus, Eurystheus, Megamphopus
1.60 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods pelecypods
2.50 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 2.1% gastropods, 0.4% scaphopods
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
12.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others crustaceans 8.8% unid. crustaceans, 2.5% copepods, 0.9% tanaids
33.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larv./pupae shrimps incl. adult shrimps
3.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab crab adults & crab larvae
5.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae hermit crabs 4.4% hermit crabs & larvae, 1.2% barnacle larvae
6.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
31.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Chloeia sp. Chloeia sp.
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