What is it about their bodies that makes it so some fish can only live in warm waters and other fish can only live in cold water?

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Different animals adapt to the climate of their environment (eg thick fur, different coats for summer/winter, etc). But for the most part, fish look fundamentally the same (scales, fin placement, etc) across cold and warm water species whether salt, brackish or fresh water.

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Warm water fish have sweat glands

Cold water fish can boil saltwater in their stomachs to keep warm

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