Poden viure en aigües amb una àmplia gamma de temperatures (entre 3 i 43 graus Celsius), pH (entre 6,8 i 9), salinitat (fins a un 60%) i nivells d'oxigen extremadament baixos (sovint per sota de 5 mil·ligrams d'oxigen per litre d'aigua).[2]
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