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Yes. Freshwater Fish do not drink water, but instead absorb their water requirements through osmosis from their skin cells. Salt water has a lower concentration of water molecules than the water concentration inside the body of the goldfish, thus water moves via osmosis from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration. In this case, water would move from the goldfish's body to the salt water, resulting in dehydration of the goldfish, and eventually, death.

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