marine fish
Lives in seawater
Marine fish are fish that live in saltwater—oceans, seas, and coastal waters—as opposed to freshwater species.
The term covers everything from tiny reef dwellers to massive open-ocean predators.
In aquarium keeping, marine fish require specialized saltwater tanks: Marine fish are more demanding to keep than freshwater species.
- carnivorousFeeding on animal flesh
- bioluminescentEmitting light through biology
- ocean currentContinuous seawater movement
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
- pelagicOf the open sea
open water · deep sea · grouper · fusiform · ichthyology · snapper · abyssal · clownfish · scales · aquarium · seafood · gills · flounder · protected species · endangered · tide · coral · catch
- ichthyologyichthyology, swim bladder, spawning, feeding behavior, predation
- aquacultureaquaculture, salmon farming, shrimp farming, shrimp farms, hatcheries
- Irish Fishingfishing boats, fishing industry, fishing ports, fishing licenses, fishing zones
- fishingfishing rod, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear, fly fishing
- freshwater fishsalmon, trout, bass, catfish, carp
- endangered fishcoelacanth, sawfish, Japanese eel, sturgeon, angel shark
water salinity habitat
marine fishfreshwater fish
Species from unsalted waters
river fish · freshwater species · pond fish · trout · carp