Table 5, continued. Temporal distribution 



Gulf of Mexico Estuaries 



Estuary / Month 



Brazos River 



Species / Life Stage 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Matagorda Bay 



JFMAMJJASOND 



San Antonio Bay 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Pink shrimp 



Penaeus 

 duorarum 



C 



D 



White shrimp 



Penaeus 

 setiferus 



Grass shrimp 



Palaemonetes 

 pugio 



mm 



Spiny lobster 



Panulirus 

 argus 



A 

 M 

 J 



L 



E 



Blue crab 



Callinectes 

 sapidus 



A 

 M 

 J 



L 



E 



Gulf stone crab 



Menippe 

 adina 



A 

 M 

 J 

 L 



E 



na 



na 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Brazos River 



Matagorda Bay 



San Antonio Bay 



Relative Abundance 



■^ Highly Abundant 



MMM Abundant 



I I Common 



Rare 



Blank Not Present 



na No Data Available 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



M - Mating 



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