stenothermal
/ˌstɛnoʊˈθɜrməl/
adjective
- Able to live or grow only within a narrow range of temperatures.
- The stenothermal coral species died off when ocean temperatures rose just a few degrees.
- Stenothermal fish like trout are very sensitive to changes in water temperature.
- Many deep-sea creatures are stenothermal and cannot survive in warmer surface waters.