Longley (1994)
Adults prefer salinities of between 10-24 ppt. Juveniles prefer salinities of between 10-30 ppt.
Galveston Bay National Estuary Program (1992)
Streblospio benedicti and Mediomastus ambista are common indicators of environments with salinities <10 ppt.
Science Advisory Committee (2004)
Estuarine shrimp and oyster populations are known to require salinities of 10-20 ppt to thrive in the environment. Between 1988-1990, shrimp and oyster populations in a Texas estuarine environment (Nueces Bay) dropped significantly due to a two-year drought. The drought raised salinities to >36 ppt.
TPWD (1998) *
Preferred salinity was shown to be between 20-25 ppt.
Galveston Bay National Estuary Program (1992)
These crustaceans are typically only found in bays after a flood has occurred. They exist in salinities <5 ppt.