“…Parameter b was within the expected range for fish (2.5–3.5, according to Froese, ) only for S. gracilis , whereras b < 2.5 for the other two species. These results may be unexpected, but differences in parameter b can generally be attributed to body shape or biological and environmental factors (Froese, ; Pan, Xie, Yang, Tang, & Qiao, ; Ruiz‐Campos, Ramirez‐Valdez, Gonzalez‐Guzman, Gonzalez‐Acosta, & Acosta‐Zamorano, ), and tidal pools are harsh environments. Also, the E. etheostomus are specifically a tidal pool species (Murase, ; Okada, Ishihara, Murase, & Hino, ).…”