Q. Many fishes of freshwater can’t live in sea water and $vice$-$versa$ because of

A) Nutrient
B) Osmotic problems
C) Breathing problems
D) Excretion problems
Explanation

Osmotic problems. Some organisms are tolerant to wide range of salinities called euryhaline, $e.g.,$ salmon fish but others are restricted to narrow range called stenohaline like shark and string rays. Many freshwater animals cannot live for long in sea water and vice-versa because of the osmotic problems they would face

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