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Because marine fish live in salt water because there found in the ocean.
Mary Runte
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∙ 11y agoThere is a big difference in osmotic pressure between fresh water and salt water. Most fish are specialized to deal with too much water or too much salt. Only a few can handle both salt and fresh water.
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What happens when marine protozoan is transferred to a fresh water medium?
marine protozoans transferred to fresh water will
Is sodium chloride harmful to mosquito fish?
Mosquito fishes are fresh water fishes.
How are fresh water ecosystems and saltwater ecosystems the same?
they are both marine ecosystems
What happens when a marine clam is put in fresh water?
Salt water animals (save for the few that actually can live in either salt water or fresh water) can not survive in fresh water because their cells are isotonic to the salt water, but they would be highly hypertonic to the fresh water.That is to say, the concentration of salt within the organism's cells would be equal to the concentration of salt in the salt water, but would be far higher than the concentration of salt in the fresh water, and thus osmosis would be triggered, and the cells would "lyce" (when a cell lyces, it means it bursts due to an overabundant amount of water being forced into the cell)
What kind of microbes are present in fresh and salt water?
how many animals live in marine saltwater
Is a moray eel fresh water or salt water fish?
Moray Eels are Marine water fishes So in other words, they are salt water fishes
Will marine fish survive in fresh water?
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Why or why not a marine fish is placed in a fresh water aquarium will be able to survive?
the marine fish would pretty much suffocate and die. so putting marine fish in fresh water is not a good idea.
What has the author Trevor D Scott written?
Trevor D. Scott has written: 'The marine and fresh water fishes of South Australia' -- subject(s): Fishes
Why do fishes die in pure water?
Well let me tell you why they die in pure water. A good explanation is that the water might have bacteria, or position in it. Or the water is not fresh for fishes to swim in or eat nor survive. " "!
What do the freshwater slugs eat?
the fresh water slugs are omnivores some of them eat plants and may also survive on fishes for there blood.
Why can't marine fish survive at a fresh water aquarium?
Some marine fish can live in fresh water. But most marine fish are adapted to salt water; because of the salt in the water their body needs to do things differently, and they are used to being in salt water. If you put them in fresh water, their body can't do the same thing, therefore most of them die. For more information, see the related question.
Why marine fish cannot survive at fresh water aquarium?
It is about osmoregulation. Salt water fish has some level of salt in its cells, which is low in concentration than marine water and more than the freshwater. If you put a saltwater fish in fresh water, excess amount of water will enter the cells of the fish and the cells rupture. This is why salt water fish cannot survive in freshwater.
What are fresh water fishes?
fresh water fish are fish that live in fresh water fresh water is what you would get out of the tap at home as aposed to salt water witch contains salt
What is the largest freshwater animal?
a dolphin which can be in brackish water too, which is fresh and salt water combined.
What happens when marine protozoan is transferred to a fresh water medium?
marine protozoans transferred to fresh water will
Can Mangroves survive in fresh water?
yes, they can survive in fresh water as well as saline water
