Which physiological risk increases in freshwater fish whose osmotic gradient is damaged through injury?

💡 Explanation

When the osmotic gradient is damaged via injury, excessive water influx occurs because freshwater fish live in a hypoosmotic environment, resulting in water constantly entering their bodies through osmosis. Therefore cellular water influx increases, rather than electrolyte reduction, protein inhibition, or waste retention, requiring specialized energy dependent processes

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