different between demersal vs whitefish

English

Etymology

From Latin demersus, past participle of d?merg? (“to sink”); compare demersed.

Adjective

demersal (comparative more demersal, superlative most demersal)

1. (biology) That lives near the bottom of a body of water.
   • 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, 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.

2. Taking place near the bottom of a body of water.

   demersal fishing

Synonyms

• (living near the bottom of a body of water): benthic

Antonyms

• (living near the bottom of a body of water): planktonic

Translations

See also

• pelagic

Noun

demersal (plural demersals)

1. (biology) Any demersal organism.

Anagrams

• emeralds

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deme??sal/, [d?e.me??sal]

Adjective

demersal (plural demersales)

1. demersal

English

Etymology

white +? fish

Noun

whitefish (plural whitefishes or whitefish)

1. Any of many fish.
   1. Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
   2. Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.
   3. (fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
2. The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)

Derived terms

• common whitefish
• Coney Island whitefish

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