Overview: This book sheds new light on the biology of extremophile fishes and the different kinds of extreme environments they inhabit.It covers some of the best-studied cases of extremophile fishes and provide.This book summarizes the key adaptations enabling extremophile fishes to survive under harsh environmental conditions. It reviews the most recent research on acidic, Antarctic, cave, desert, hypersaline, hypoxic, temporary, and fast-flowing habitats, as well as naturally and anthropogenically toxic waters, while pointing out generalities that are evident across different study systems.
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