Park officials needed to repair the old mill dam in a state park and so had to drain the pond behind it, killing all the animals and many of the plants in the water. After the pond reformed and many years passed, a certain species of fish established itself in the pond and remained there for more than 400 years. Which most directly describes the role of that type of fish?

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A climax species is a long-lived species that remains relatively stable and unchanged in an ecosystem for an extended period of time. Given that the species of fish established itself in the pond after it reformed following extensive ecological disturbance and remained there for over 400 years, it is most likely a climax species.

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