Food and Feeding Habits Summary Haemulon aurolineatum
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 15.00 NG
Sample size 23 Percent empty 39.1
Country USA Locality Offshore and inshore south of Cape Hatteras.
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
3.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified Amphipoda.
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
87.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea.
5.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Lumbrineris sp. Lumbrineris sp. (1.2%) and unidentified Polychaeta (4.4%).
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa.
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