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Recruitment of YOY fishes had an influence on 

 defining fish assemblages in seagrass habitats. The 

 winter-spring assemblage was dominated by YOY L. 

 rhomboides and O. chrysoptera (Table 3), which had 

 significantly shorter standard lengths than did the 

 other assemblages (Table 4). The summer assemblage 

 showed an increase in the number of species and an in- 

 crease in their abundance, but there were no significant 

 differences in length for YOY for any species between 

 assemblages. 



Tidal-creek habitats 



Three fish assemblages (winter-spring, summer, and 

 fall) were identified from samples taken in tidal-creek 

 habitats and reflected similar seasonal patterns com- 

 pared with fish assemblages identified from seagrass 

 habitats (Fig. 4). The winter-spring assemblage had 

 an average similarity level of 51.76 and consisted of L. 

 xanthurus, Menidla spp., A. initchilli, L. rhomboides, M. 

 cephalus, and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). These six 



