Recruitment and ontogenetic habitat shifts of the yellow snapper () in the Gulf of California.

We examined recruitment and ontogenetic habitat shifts of the yellow snapper in the Gulf of California, by conducting surveys and collections in multiple mangrove sites and major marine coastal habitats from 1998 to 2007. Over 1,167 juvenile individuals were collected and 516 otoliths were aged to describe the temporal pattern of the settlement.   recruits in mangroves, where juveniles remain until they are approximately 100 mm in length or 300-days-old.