Table 2.5. Macrocrustaceans Collected in Trawl Surveys of the Galveston Bay System (13, 
21-23). 
Stomatopods 
Crabs 
Squilla empusa 
Petrolisthes armatus 
Clibanarius vittatus 
Shrimp 
Pagurus longicarpus 
Penaeus setiferus 
Pagurus pollicaris 
Penaeus aztecus 
Ovalipes stephensoni 
Penaeus duorarum 
Callinectes sapidus 
Trachypenaeus similis 
Callinectes similis 
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri 
Menippe mercenaria 
Alpheus heterochaelis 
Rhithropanopeus harrisii 
Palaemonetes pugio 
Hexapanopeus angustifrons 
Palaemonetes vulgaris 
Neopanope texana 
Palaemonetes intermedius 
Eurypanopeus depressus 
Macrobrachium ohione 
Panopeus herbstii 
Periclimenes longicaudatus 
Pachygrapsus transversus 
Hippolyte zostericola 
Uca spp. 
Tozeuma carolinense 
Libinia dubia 
Heterocrypta granulata 
Table 2.6. Comparison of the Most Numerous Fishes Collected During a Two-Year Period 
in Various Galveston Bay Habitats (Rank Order) (27). 
Channels 
Open Bay 
Stellifer lanceolatus 
Micropogonias undulatus 
Micropogonias undulatus 
Anchoa mitchilli 
Symphurus plagiusa 
Cynoscion arenarius 
Anchoa mitchilli 
Stellifer lanceolatus 
Polydactylus octonemus 
Arius felis 
Arius felis 
Sphoeroides parvus 
Menticirrhus americanus 
Citharichthys spilopterus 
Brevoortia patronus 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Citharichthys spilopterus 
Symphurus plagiusa 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Polydactylus octonemus 
Nearshore Flats 
Peripheral Lagoons and Bayous 
Micropogonias undulatus 
Micropogonias undulatus 
Anchoa mitchilli 
Anchoa mitchilli 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Arius felis 
Cynoscion arenarius 
Sphoeroides parvus 
Mugil cephalus 
Brevoortia patronus 
Citharichthys spilopterus 
Cynoscion arenarius 
Brevoortia patronus 
Citharichthys spilopterus 
Arius felis 
Menticirrhus americanus 
Symphurus plagiusa 
Stellifer lanceolatus 
Sphoeroides parvus 
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