Brackish-water Fishes
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Archerfishes, with many look-alike species, do best only in brackish water. JJPhoto.dk
The Fishes: A Snapshot
Bloch's Garfish, a brackishwater species.
Brackish-water species account for just under 10% of all currently known fishes.
Of all living vertebrates, the fishes make up more than half of the approximately 55,000 known species.
- Species of Fishes (including subspecies): 30,121
- Primarily Marine: 14,021 (47%)
- Primarily Freshwater: 13,228 (44%)
- Brackish or diadromous: 2,871 (10%)
Editor's Note: More brackish-water fishes and content coming soon.
Brackishwater BioGroups Fishes families:
Brackish-water Fishes
Reference: 101 Best Tropical Fishes