Salinity effects

Red drum

Scientific name
Sciaenops ocellatus
Reference

Pattillo et al. (1992)

Study location
Texas
United States
Salinity tolerance results

Juvenile red drum can be found in regions of >25 ppt.

Red River pupfish, plains killifish, plains minnow, smalleye shiner and sharpnose shiner.

Scientific name
Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis, Fundulus zebrinus, Hybognathus placitus, Notropis buccula, and Notropis oxyrhynchus
Reference

Ostrand & Wilde (2001)

Study location
Texas
United States
Salinity tolerance results

In a laboratory experiment, the sharpnose shiner, smalleye shiner and plains minnow were shown to have high mortality curves at ~14 ppt, whereas the Red River pupfish and plains killifish were able to withstand salinities of up to ~31 ppt.

Red shiner

Scientific name
Cyprinella lutrensis
Reference

Edwards (1997)

Study location
New Mexico
United States
Salinity tolerance results

These fish were observed to have a salinity tolerance of up to 10 ppt.

Sandy beach macrobenthic community

Reference

Lercari et al. (2002)

Study location
Uruguay
Salinity tolerance results

Abundance, biomass, species richness, diversity & evenness significanty increased from salinity of ~6 ppt to salinity of ~25 ppt.

Sheepshead minnow

Scientific name
Cyprinodon variegatus
Reference

Pattillo et al. (1992)

Study location
Texas
United States
Salinity tolerance results

Most abundant in regions of >25 ppt salinity, although it is not uncommon to see them in 0.5 - 25.0 ppt salinity regions.