Brackish water fish live where rivers meet the seas... KEYWORDS: brackish water fish MONODACTYLIDAE monos TOXOTIDAE archer fish EPHIPPIDIDAE spadefish batfish SCATOPHAGIDAE ruby scat green scat dung eaters brackish water sharks
AUTHOR: Jim Wolf, Marine Biologist
All of the rivers of the world ultimately contribute their water to the sea. In this region there are extremes of salinity, temperature, and biological tolerance. Fish that live in this zone are called "brackish" to reflect their tolerance of a wide range of salinity's.
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