Demersal Fish
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Demersal fish can be divided into two main types: benthic fish which rest on the sea floor, and benthopelagic fish which float in the water column just above the sea floor.
Benthopelagic fish have neutral buoyancy, so they can float at depth without much effort, while benthic fish are more dense, with negative buoyancy so they can lie on the bottom without any effort. Most demersal fish are benthopelagic.
As with other bottom feeders, a mechanism to deal with substrate is ...
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September 4th, 2010



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