Salinity effects

Brown shrimp

Scientific name

Penaeus aztecus

Reference

Keiser & Aldrich (1973)

Study location

Texas

United States

Salinity tolerance results

Shrimp selected for salinities between 5-20 ppt. (Postlarval)

Brown shrimp

Scientific name

Penaeus aztecus

Reference

TPWD (1998) *

Study location

Texas

United States

Salinity tolerance results

Preferred salinity was shown to be between 10-20 ppt.

Bull shark, Smalltooth sawfish

Scientific name

Carcharhinus leucas, Pristis pectinata

Reference

Simpfendorfer et al. (2011)

Study location

Florida

United States

Salinity tolerance results

C. leucas thrives in 7-20 psu salinities and P. pectinata prefer higher salinities of 18-24 psu.

Bull sharks

Scientific name

Carcharhinus leucas

Reference

Drymon et al. (2014)

Study location

Alabama

United States

Salinity tolerance results

Bull sharks have the highest affinity for moderate salinities of about 10.5 psu.

Burrowing mayfly

Scientific name

Hexagenia limbata

Reference

Chadwick & Feminella (2001)

Study location

Alabama

United States

Salinity tolerance results

Laboratory bioassays showed that H. limbata nymphs could survive elevated salinities (LC50 of 6.3 ppt at 18 °C, 2.4 ppt at 28 °C). Similar growth rates at 0,2,4, & 8 ppt.