Pontus Euxinus

Also known as: Black Sea, the Pontus
Description: Large body of water north of Asia Minor; fish prefer its sweeter waters for nurturing offspring
Coordinates: 43, 35

Large body of water north of Asia Minor. Fish prefer the Pontus to other sea-bays as more suitable for producing and nurturing offspring, because its water is sweeter, the sun lingering only briefly there.

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

Verse 20: Let the Waters Bring Forth — Fish prefer the Pontus to other sea-bays as more suitable for nurturing offspring, because its water is sweeter
"For this reason they prefer the Pontus to other sea-bays, as more suitable for producing and nurturing their offspring."