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Ecological parameter: salinity

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The parameter indicates the preferred habitat of a species regarding salinity (content of dissolved salts in the water).

Classification system: presence/absence assignment system
A description of the coding system can be found here  Abbreviations/Coding Systems

Abbreviations:
Category name:Abbreviations:Explanation:
freshwaterfrefresh waters
freshwater-brackishfbrfresh to brackish waters
brackish-marinebrmbrackish to marine waters
freshwater-brackish-marinefbmfresh to brackish to marine waters
freshwater-marinefmafresh to marine waters
Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:
TaxagroupNumber of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Acipenseriformes8 / 13 - 61.5%
Anguilliformes1 / 1 - 100%
Atheriniformes2 / 4 - 50%
Clupeiformes8 / 18 - 44.4%
Cypriniformes78 / 313 - 24.9%
Cyprinodontiformes9 / 12 - 75%
Esociformes3 / 3 - 100%
Gadiformes1 / 1 - 100%
Gasterosteiformes3 / 9 - 33.3%
Perciformes48 / 94 - 51%
Petromyzontiformes7 / 13 - 53.8%
Pleuronectiformes2 / 3 - 66.6%
Salmoniformes28 / 125 - 22.4%
Scorpaeniformes2 / 16 - 12.5%
Siluriformes4 / 7 - 57.1%
Syngnathiformes2 / 4 - 50%