Rheophile Explained

A rheophile is an animal that prefers to live in fast-moving water.

Examples of rheophilic animals

Insects

Birds

Fish

A very large number of rheophilic fish species are known and include members of at least 419 genera in 60 families.[3] Examples include:

Molluscs

Amphibians

See also

References

  1. Hynes, H. B. N. (1970). Ecology of Running Waters. Originally published in Toronto by University of Toronto Press, 555p.
  2. Web site: Dijkstra . K.-D.B. . Genus Elattoneura Cowley, 1935 - African threadtails . addo.adu.org.za . frican Dragonflies and Damselflies Online . 1 March 2022.
  3. Nathan K. Lujan and Kevin W. Conway (2015). "Life in the Fast Lane: A Review of Rheophily in Freshwater Fishes". Pp. 107–307 in: R. Riesch et al. (eds.). Extremophile Fishes. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. .