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Why are there so few fish in the Grand Canyon?

Asked: Tom Dietz, Last Updated:

The wild Colorado River presented fish with a challenging and variable aquatic habitat: very large spring floods, near-freezing winter temperatures, warm summer temperatures, and a heavy silt load. As a result, only eight fish species were native to Grand Canyon.

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