pelagic fish
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Pelagic fish — A school of large pelagic predator fish (giant trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies) Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or… … Wikipedia
Pelagic Ecology of the Low Salinity San Francisco Estuary — Pelagic organisms spend all or part of their lives in the open water, where habitat isdefined not by edges but by physiological tolerance to salinity and temperature. The LowSalinity Zone (LSZ) of the San Francisco Estuary constitutes a habitat… … Wikipedia
Pelagic zone — Aquatic layers Pelagic Photic Epipelagic … Wikipedia
Fish migration — Many species of salmon are anadromous and migrate long distances up rivers and streams to spawn. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres… … Wikipedia
Fish aggregating device — A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man made object used to attract ocean going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi mahi (dolphin fish). They usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the ocean floor with concrete… … Wikipedia
Fish locomotion — The prevailing type of fish locomotion is swimming in water. In addition, some fish can walk , i.e., move over land, burrow in mud, and glide through the air. Contents 1 Swimming 1.1 Body/caudal fin propulsion 1.1.1 Anguilliform locomotion … Wikipedia
Fish scale — For other uses, see Fish scale (disambiguation). The cycloid scales of a common roach (Rutilus rutilus). The row of lateral line scales is visible in the lower half of the image. The skin of most bony and cartilaginous fishes are covered by… … Wikipedia
pelagic — [pɪ ladʒɪk] adjective 1》 relating to the open sea. 2》 (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea. ↘(of a bird) inhabiting the open sea and returning to shore only to breed. noun a pelagic fish or bird. Origin C17: via L.… … English new terms dictionary
pelagic — pe|lag|ic [pıˈlædʒık] adj technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: pelagicus, from Greek, from pelagos sea ] relating to or living in the deep sea, far from shore ▪ pelagic fish … Dictionary of contemporary English
pelagic — pe|lag|ic [ pə lædʒık ] adjective SCIENCE relating to the parts of the ocean that are far from land a. pelagic fish live near the surface of the ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
