Pattillo et al. (1992)
Bay anchovies are most abundant in regions of 0.5 - 25.0 ppt.
Normant & Lamprecht (2006)
Low salinity basin (5-7 psu). Physiological performance examined from 5-30 psu. Feeding & metabolic rates decreased with increasing salinity; nutritive absorption increased. Feces production and ammonia excretion rates decreased strongly from lowest to highest salinity. Greatest scope for growth at 7 psu.
Engle et al. (1994)
An increase in salinity (up to 40 ppt) typically yields an increase in the mean number of benthic species and polychaete species.
Saraswat et al. (2015)
In a laboratory experiment, specimens kept between 10-15 psu were much smaller than specimens kept at >25 psu. Smaller specimens kept at 10-15 psu were unable to reproduce.
Montagna & Palmer (2010)
A field study was done in an estuary that normally has a low salinity <25 psu. When the salinity exceeded 25 psu, macrofaunal biomass appeared to decrease in density.