different between pelagic vs demersal

English

Etymology

From Latin pelagicus (and possibly pelagus); from Ancient Greek ????????? (pelagikós), from ??????? (pélagos, “sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??læd??k/, /p??læd??k/
• Rhymes: -æd??k

Adjective

pelagic (comparative more pelagic, superlative most pelagic)

1. (biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
2. Of or pertaining to oceans.

Derived terms

• pelagic trawl
• pelagic zone
• abyssopelagic
• allopelagic
• archipelagic
• bathypelagic
• chimopelagic
• epipelagic
• eupelagic
• hadopelagic
• hemipelagic
• mesopelagic
• micropelagic
• semipelagic

Translations

Noun

pelagic (plural pelagics)

1. (biology) Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

See also

• benthic
• oceanic
• planktonic

Romanian

Etymology

From French pélagique.

Adjective

pelagic m or n (feminine singular pelagic?, masculine plural pelagici, feminine and neuter plural pelagice)

1. pelagic

Declension

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