Which environmental condition severely impairs marine teleost fish osmoregulation?

💡 Explanation

When seawater's salinity decreases after heavy rain, the osmotic gradient between the fish's internal fluids and the environment reduces, causing water influx and salt loss through diffusion and active transport mechanisms. Therefore diluted seawater impairs osmoregulation directly, rather than increased nitrogen, turbidity or decreased oxygen which have secondary effects.

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