secondary freshwater fishes

secondary freshwater fishes
those fish rather strictly confined to fresh water but evidently capable of occasionally crossing narrow sea barriers; tolerance of sea water for short periods is known for many species, e.g. Lepisosteidae, most Poeciliidae, most Cichlidae, Synbranchidae

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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