Wikidiffcom vs Demersal - What's the difference?
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(biology) That lives near the bottom of a body of water.
* 1991 , Michael R. Ross, Recreational Fisheries of Coastal New England ,
* 2003 , David A. Ebert, Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras of California ,
* 2004 , Bjørn Erik Axelsen, Jens-Otto Krakstad, Graça Bauleth-D'Almeida, 7: Aggregation dynamics and behaviour of the Cape horse mackerel (Trahurus trachurus capensis) in the northern Benguela - implications for acoustic abundance estimation'', Ussif Rashid Sumaila (editor), ''Namibia's Fisheries: Ecological, Economic, And Social Aspects ,
As an adjective demersal is
(biology) that lives near the bottom of a body of water.wikidiffcom
Not English
Wikidiffcom has no English definition. It may be misspelled.demersal
English
From (etyl) demersus, past participle of ; compare demersed.Adjective
(en adjective)page 156,
- Unlike the more demersal (bottom-dwelling) cod, pollock will pursue schools of small fishes at any depth, occasionally driving them to the surface of the water where frantic splashing can be seen as the prey attempt to escape.
page 64,
- The young tend to occupy a pelagic habitat, but shift to a more demersal lifestyle with maturity.
page 149,
- At a certain age, however, the Cape horse mackerel in the northern Benguela tend to adopt a more demersal lifestyle, thus entering into the bottom dead zone.
