The red neon, Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz, 1956), is able to survive in distilled water.
Journal Title: Extreme Life, Biospeology & Astrobiology - International Journal of the Bioflux Society - Year 2009, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
In the current paper we report on the ecophysiological adaptation of the red neon to extremely low water hardness (nearly zero). Such adaptations of aquatic vertebrate species (either fish or frogs) to extreme environmental conditions show a large plasticity of this group even if, by definition, the aquatic environment is quite stable and homogeneous.
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Ioan Petrescu-Mag, Dan Rasiga
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