TERM: Description of glossary term.
Fish related glossary
indicator species
A fish species the condition of which informs about the general state of the body of water it lives in. It is sensitive to poor parameters of the environment.
Reference
Coad, Brian & D.E. McAllister. 2007. "Dictionary of Ichtyology". Brian W. Coad. Retrieved on June 21, 2014, from:http://www.briancoad.com/Dictionary/Complete%20Dictionary.htm - (ffm06223)
Synonym: bioindicator