After mistakenly adding salt to your freshwater tank, all of your fish died because
A)they were isosmotic to the saltwater.
B)they are a stenohaline species.
C)they are a diadromous species.
D)they are a euryhaline species.
E)they were hyperosmotic to the saltwater.

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Stenohaline species cannot tolerate significant changes in salinity, and adding salt to a freshwater tank would increase the salinity beyond what the fish can tolerate, resulting in their death.

After Mistakenly Adding Salt to Your Freshwater Tank, All of Your