stenohaline

(adjective)

tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations

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Examples of stenohaline in the following topics:

  • Osmoregulators and Osmoconformers

    • Stenohaline organisms, such as goldfish, can tolerate only a relatively-narrow range of salinity.
    • Compare the ability of stenohaline and euryhaline organisms to adapt to external fluctuations in salinity