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Euryhaline
Euryhaline organisms are able to adapt to a wide range of salinities. An example of a euryhaline fish is the molly (Poecilia sp.) which can live in fresh, brackish, or salt water. The European shore crab (Carcinus maenas) is an example of a euryhaline invertebrate that can live in salt and brackish water. Euryhaline organisms are commonly found in habitats such as estuaries and tide pools where the salinity changes regularly. However, some organisms are euryhaline because their life cycle involves migration between freshwater and marine environments, as is the case with salmon and eels.

The opposite of euryhaline organisms are stenohaline ones, which can only survive within a narrow range of salinities. Most freshwater organisms are stenohaline, and will die in seawater, and similarly most marine organisms are stenohaline, and cannot live in fresh water.

Partial list of euryhaline fish

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euryhaline
Jan 01, 1998; euryhaline Able to tolerate a wide range of degrees of salinity.
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Fish louse Argulus funduli (Crustacea: Branchiura) ectoparasites of the euryhaline teleost host, Fundulus heteroclitus, damage the ion-transport capacity of the opercular epithelium.(Report)
Nov 01, 2008; Introduction The sea louse Argulus Muller, 1785 is an ectoparasite of teleost fish that produces skin lesions at the points of...
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The Effects of Arsenic on the Function of CFTR Cl Channels in Killifish, a Euryhaline Teleost
Apr 01, 2004; I-15 Chronic arsenic exposure is associated with increased risks of cancers, diabetes, vascular and other disease. A potential...
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Growth-Promoting Effects of a Recombinant Mammalian Growth Hormone on the Euryhaline Tilapia.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; Thomas Leedom [10] Experiments were undertaken to evaluate the growth-promoting effects of recombinant bovine growth hormone...
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Osmoreception in the Euryhaline Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus [23].(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; Andre P. Scale [24] In the tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus), as in many teleosts, prolactin (PRL) plays a central role in...
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