Question

Name the habitat where various types of fish live.

Answer 1

Hint: Different types of living organisms are found in different regions of the world. Certain characteristics of living organisms that enable them to survive in their surroundings are known as an adaptation in living organisms. The surrounding where living organisms survive is known as habitat.

Complete answer:
The habitat that has water in its surrounding in which the organisms live is called an aquatic habitat. There are three kinds of aquatic habitat- freshwater, marine, and coastal. The freshwater habitat comprises rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, etc. Marine habitat consists of oceans and seas. Coastal habitats are the regions where land meets the sea. Fishes are found in freshwater and marine habitats including ponds, lakes, sea, oceans, etc.
The health of an aquatic ecosystem is degraded when the ecosystem's ability to absorb stress has been exceeded. A stress on an aquatic ecosystem can be a result of physical, chemical, or biological alterations of the environment. Physical alterations include changes in water temperature, water flow, and light availability. Chemical alterations include changes in the loading rates of bio stimulatory nutrients, oxygen consuming materials, and toxins.
Terrestrial habitat is a habitat that is found predominantly on land. Terrestrial habitats are spread out across a large range of environments such as caves, deserts, farms, forests, grasslands, shorelines, wetlands, etc. Examples are cats, ants, spiders.

Note: 41.24 % of all known species of fish are found in freshwater. Aquatic ecosystems perform many important environmental functions. For example, they recycle nutrients, purify water, attenuate floods, recharge groundwater, and provide habitats for wildlife. Aquatic ecosystems are also used for human recreation, and are very important to the tourism industry, especially in coastal regions.