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To: DUMBGRUNT

“freshwater fish”

Who knew stingrays were a freshwater fish? If a shark or porpoise wanders up an estuary do they suddenly become “freshwater fish” too?


10 posted on 06/20/2022 1:58:41 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: jimwatx

Only if they get far enough past the estuary to get in fresh water.


11 posted on 06/20/2022 2:11:36 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: jimwatx

—”Who knew stingrays were a freshwater fish? “

“Most stingrays live in coastal saltwater environments rather than the open ocean, said Stephen Kajiura, professor of biology at Florida Atlantic University. However, there is one species of stingray that lives in open ocean waters, called the pelagic stingray...
How long stingrays live varies greatly by species, Kajiura said. Many live much shorter lives, closer to 6-8 years. Some larger freshwater species, like the giant freshwater stingrays of Southeast Asia, may live 25 years or longer, but scientists don’t know for sure, he said. In general, scientists are most familiar with the life cycles of commercially important fish, but because stingrays aren’t heavily fished, the lifespan of many species remains unknown, he said.”

https://www.livescience.com/what-are-stingrays.html


15 posted on 06/20/2022 2:26:32 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: jimwatx
Who knew stingrays were a freshwater fish?
There are fresh water sting rays and salt water sting rays.
17 posted on 06/20/2022 2:29:56 PM PDT by dainbramaged (What did the cook say when the rat fell into the chowder? "Better luck next time.")
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To: jimwatx

China used to have pink river dolphins. Then the rivers became too polluted and they went extinct, very recently. But hey, we have to get our cheap sh!t from somewhere, don’t we?


23 posted on 06/20/2022 2:44:57 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: jimwatx

Good question, there are bull sharks in Lake Nicaragua.


36 posted on 06/22/2022 10:59:24 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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