Ecology Summary - Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Language:

Main Ref.	Honebrink, R., 1990
Remarks	Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). Feed during the day and at night (nocturnal and diurnal). Form schools during the day. Juveniles common in shallow sandy areas during late summer (Ref. 4887). Coastal. Dwells in shallow waters associated with sandy substrates, in lagoons, bays and inner reefs. Forms groups above coral reefs during daylight but feeds at night. Feeds on small crustaceans, amphipods, copepods, and small crabs (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Honebrink, R., 1990

Remarks

Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). Feed during the day and at night (nocturnal and diurnal). Form schools during the day. Juveniles common in shallow sandy areas during late summer (Ref. 4887). Coastal. Dwells in shallow waters associated with sandy substrates, in lagoons, bays and inner reefs. Forms groups above coral reefs during daylight but feeds at night. Feeds on small crustaceans, amphipods, copepods, and small crabs (Ref. 9773).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Mulloidichthys flavolineatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Broad, G., 2003
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Honebrink, R., 1990
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Honebrink, R., 1990

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.84	0.32	3.21	0.30	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items	3.70	0.39			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Wahbeh, M.I., 1992

Back to Search

cfm script by eagbayani, , php script by rolavides, 2/5/2008 , last modified by mbactong, 10/24/19