Habitat

                                                     Habitat, is simply, the location where a fish lives.  It applies to any and all life stages.  It is where a fish survives, feeds, grows, and reproduces.  The habitat of a fish depends on the species, from wetlands, to rivers, to coral reefs, to lakes, and more.

Fish out of water! Mudskippers have a very unique habitat

Most fish do require well-oxygenated water.  But, there are a few exceptions in which fish have evolved to tolerate low oxygen conditions or even low water conditions.  Mudskippers (family Gobiidae; subfamily Oxudercinae), for example, are amphibious fish that are adapted to intertidal zones.  Some live in mud flat habitat that is only covered in water at high tides. (fishionary.fisheries.org/habitat)

Habitat is where it’s at!

For more information, please visit:

• National Fish Habitat Partnership
• Essential Fish Habitat