After Mistakenly Adding Salt to Your Freshwater Tank,all of Your

Question

After mistakenly adding salt to your freshwater tank,all of your fish died because
A)they were isosmotic to the saltwater.
B)they are a stenohaline species.
C)they are a diadromous species.
D)they are a euryhaline species.
E)they were hyperosmotic to the saltwater.

Accepted Answer

Stenohaline species are those that can only tolerate a narrow range of salinity. Freshwater fish are stenohaline and cannot tolerate the high salinity of saltwater. Adding salt to the freshwater tank would create a high salinity environment, resulting in the death of the fish.