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2. Demersal fish - Wikipedia

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   With demersal fish the sand is usually pumped out of the mouth through the gill slit. Most demersal fish exhibit a flat ventral region so as to more easily rest their body on the substrate. The exception may be the flatfish, which are laterally depressed but lie on their sides. Also, many exhibit what is termed an "inferior" mouth, which means ...

3. Demersal zone - Wikipedia

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   The distinction between demersal species of fish and pelagic species is not always clear cut. The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a typical demersal fish, but can also be found in the open water column, and the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is predominantly a pelagic species but forms large aggregations near the seabed when it spawns on banks of gravel.

4. Yellowfin sole - Wikipedia

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   It is a demersal fish that lives on soft, sandy bottoms at depths of up to 700 metres (2,300 ft), though it is most commonly found at depths of around 91 metres (299 ft). Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northern Pacific , from Korea and the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk , the Bering Sea and Barkley Sound on the west coast ...

5. English sole - Wikipedia

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   The English sole is an important commercial fish, and has been fished in the Eastern Pacific, almost exclusively by trawler, since 1876. Two fisheries exist: one on the West Coast of the United States, off Washington, Oregon and California, and one in the Bering Sea off Alaska. The majority of English sole landed is from the West Coast fishery.

6. Glossary of fishery terms - Wikipedia

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   Inhabitants of the demersal zone feed off the bottom or off other demersal fish. See also pelagic zone. Demersal fish – fish that live in the demersal zone. Examples are cod, flounder and snapper. Compared to pelagic fish, demersal fish contain little oil. See also bottom feeder. Demersal trawling – trawling on or near the bottom of a sea ...

7. Flounder - Wikipedia

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   A flounder's diet consists mainly of fish spawn, crustaceans, polychaetes and small fish. Flounder typically grow to a length of 22–60 centimeters (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 23 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and as large as 95 centimeters (37 in). Their width is about half their length.

8. 'River Monsters': The biggest catch of Jeremy's career - AOL

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   JEREMY: "This is the biggest fish of my South American fishing career. A river monster as deadly as any beast of folklore." Like always, Jeremy tossed the fish back in the water.

9. Synodus intermedius - Wikipedia

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   Synodus intermedius, the common sand diver, [3] [4] is a species of fish in the lizardfish family, the Synodontidae, a basal ray-finned fish in the class Actinopterygii.Sand divers inhabit subtropical marine ecosystems, (37-17°N), including sandy- bottom areas on continental shelves, coral reefs, estuaries, bays, and reef structures.