Food and Feeding Habits Summary Haemulon flavolineatum
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.10 SL
Sample size 47 Percent empty 36
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 flavolineatum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.20 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods pelecypods
5.70 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults Acanthochitona pygmaea Acanthochitona pygmaea
23.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs 15.5% crabs incl. 3.8% isopods, 2.2% unid. crustaceans, 0.8% hermit crabs, 0.7% stomatopods, 0.6% amphipods
1.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others scaphopods 0.8% scaphopods, 0.7% unid. material
10.20 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Aspidosiphon sp. Aspidosiphon sp.
3.30 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults octopus octopus
39.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
5.00 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers juv./adults Holothuria holothurians
3.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults ophiuroids 3.1% ophiuroids incl. 1.5% echinoids
4.60 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars n.a./others ophiuroids 3.1% ophiuroids incl. 1.5% echinoids
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