TPWD (1998) *
Preferred salinity was shown to be between 10-20 ppt.
Zein-Eldin (1963)
In laboratory experiments with temperatures 24.5-26.0 °C, postlarvae grew equally well in salinities of 2-40 ppt.
FINS (2006)
Despite being apparently abundant in all regions of the salinity spectrum of a Texas estuary, brown shrimp seemed to be the most abundant in regions of >23 ppt.
Keiser & Aldrich (1973)
Shrimp selected for salinities between 5-20 ppt. (Postlarval)
Longley (1994) *
Adults prefer salinities of between 24-26 ppt. Juveniles prefer salinities of between 10-20 ppt.