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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

demersal fish  

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  • Information Demersal fish are fish that live and feed on or near the bottom of water bodies, in contrast with pelagic fish, which live in the pelagic zone of oceans and lakes.

    Source: https://tethys.pnnl.gov/receptor/demersal-fish

    Created: 11/19/20

    Last modified: 11/19/20

     (en)
  • Information Yaşama koşullarına göre, hayatlarının büyük bir kısmını, özellikle ergin hayat aşamasını suyun taban kısmında veya taban yüzeyinde geçiren balıklar.

    Created: 6/8/21

     (tr)

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    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

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    groundfish (en)

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  • Bottom feeding fish (en)

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