Station Habitat Substrate Depth (cm) Temp. (ºC) Salinity O2 (mg/L) TSD (mg/L) pH 1 Channel Rocky, Sandy 56.6 ± 24.7 28.8+4.4 37.7 ± 4.6 7.5 ± 1.7 30.8 ± 9.9 8.2 ± 0.2 2 Mangrove (60) Sandy 39.9 ± 24.5 27.4 ± 3.1 36.9 ± 5.2 6.1 ± 1.5 30.7 ± 9.4 8.1 ± 0.2 3 Channel Muddy 72.6 ± 33.0 27.3 ± 3.8 33.2 ± 3.5 6.4 ± 1.6 25.1 ± 13.5 8.2 ± 0.3 4 Seagrass (80) Sandy, Muddy 27.7 ± 12.0 28.8 ± 3.8 30.3 ± 6.4 7.6 ± 1.6 24.1 ± 11.5 8.2 ± 0.3 5 Hyperhaline Muddy 35.1 ± 13.4 29.0 ± 4.0 31.3 ± 14.2 7.6 ± 2.3 24.4 ± 12.5 8.2 ± 0.3 6 Channel Sandy 57.1 ± 17.0 29.8 ± 4.2 28.8 ± 4.6 7.9 ± 1.1 24.0 ± 13.7 8.2 ± 0.3 7 Channel Sandy 63.5 ± 41.2 27.9 ± 2.7 34.8 ± 5.0 5.9 ± 1.8 29.9 ± 11.2 8.0 ± 0.4 8 Hyperhaline Sandy 41.5 ± 10.5 28.8 ± 3.4 38.1 ± 8.9 7.3 ± 1.6 32.3 ± 12.1 8.2 ± 0.2 9 Mangrove (70) Muddy 32.6 ± 12.0 30.3 ± 4.9 34.1 ± 6.2 7.5 ± 1.9 34.6 ± 8.9 8.2 ± 0.2

Table 1: Characteristics of the different sampling stations, type of habitats (based on substrate, salinity, vegetation observed in situ) and mean values (± standard deviation) of the environmental variables present in each sampling stations. % refers to the percentage cover in each habitat.