Food and Feeding Habits Summary Upeneichthys lineatus
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.80 TL
Sample size 15 Percent empty 20
Country New Zealand Locality Northeastern coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Upeneichthys lineatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
30.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridae Gammaridae
1.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Nucula hartvigiana Nucula hartvigiana
66.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs recruits/juv. Notomithrax sp. post-megalopa stage of Notomithrax sp., Halicarcinus sp.
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea
0.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheus sp. Alpheus sp.
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