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Neritic vs Pelagic - What's the difference?

neritic | pelagic |

As adjectives the difference between neritic and pelagic

is that neritic is describing a marine environment of shallow waters while pelagic is living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

neritic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Describing a marine environment of shallow waters

    • Anagrams

    * *

    pelagic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

    • See also

    * benthic * oceanic * planktonic