Euryhaline

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

*Bull Shark
*Herring
*Lamprey
*Molly
*Puffer fish
*Salmon
*Shad
*Striped bass
*Sturgeon
*Tilapia
*Trout

See also

*Salinity
*Stenohaline
*Fish migration
*Osmoregulation


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  • euryhaline — [yo͞o΄ri hā′līn΄, yoor΄əhal′īn΄, yoor΄əhal′īn΄] adj. 〚Ger euryhalin < eury , EURY + Gr halinos, saline < hals, SALT〛 Biol. able to exist in waters widely varying in salt content: opposed to …   Universalium

  • euryhaline — [yo͞o΄ri hā′līn΄, yoor΄əhal′īn΄, yoor΄əhal′īn΄] adj. [Ger euryhalin < eury , EURY + Gr halinos, saline < hals, SALT] Biol. able to exist in waters widely varying in salt content: opposed to STENOHALINE …   English World dictionary

  • euryhaline — ● euryhalin, euryhaline adjectif Se dit d un organisme qui supporte des variations de salinité importantes du milieu aquatique où il vit. (Les estuaires et les lagunes n hébergent que des espèces euryhalines.) ● euryhalin, euryhaline (synonymes)… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • euryhaline — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eury + Greek halinos of salt, from hals salt more at salt Date: 1888 able to live in waters of a wide range of salinity < euryhaline crabs > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • euryhaline — 1) organisms capable of withstanding a wide range of salinity 2) water with a salinity of 30.1 40.0 p.p.t. derived from ocean salts …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • euryhaline — adjective Able to tolerate various saltwater concentrations …   Wiktionary

  • euryhaline — [ˌjʊərɪ heɪlʌɪn, heɪli:n] adjective Ecology able to tolerate a wide range of salinity. Often contrasted with stenohaline. Origin C19: from Gk eurus wide + halinos of salt …   English new terms dictionary

  • euryhaline — eu·ry·ha·line …   English syllables

  • euryhaline — /juriˈheɪlin/ (say yoohree hayleen) adjective able to live in environments characterised by a wide range of salinity (opposed to stenohaline). {eury + Greek hals salt + ine1} …  

  • euryhaline — …   Useful english dictionary

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