freshwater species
River and pond inhabitants
Freshwater species are plants and animals that live in rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and other bodies of water with low salt content.
The term distinguishes organisms adapted to fresh water from those requiring marine or brackish environments: Trout and bass are popular freshwater species for anglers.
Conservation efforts often focus on freshwater species because these ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to pollution and habitat loss.
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- largemouth bassWide-mouthed freshwater game fish
- rainbow troutSpotted North American salmonid
- lily padFloating aquatic leaf
- troutFreshwater game fish
crayfish · volvox · caddisfly · amoeba · newt · cyanobacteria · perch · pike · hornwort · diatoms · bladderwort · axolotl · flagellates · eel · catch and release · sturgeon · coontail · snail
- biodiversityendemism, genetic diversity, biodiversity hotspots, biota, fauna
- speciescritically endangered, subspecies
- hairworms
- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
- mollusksclams, mollusk, mollusks, snail, snails
- wildlife populationsfish stocks, native population, population density, population growth, population decline
freshwater speciesmarine species
Organisms living in oceans
marine life · sea life · sea creatures · deep-sea species · marine fish