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BOTTOMFISH [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
CONT

Among the fish there are two essentially different habits; those that live near the bottom are called demersal fish, and those that have no connection with the bottom are called pelagic. Demersal fish may look much like pelagic fish or they might have specific physical adaptations to bottom living. In either case the type of bottom sediment, its texture and composition, may be important to demersal fish, who generally feed and lay their eggs on the bottom.

CONT

Included in the Gadidae are cod, haddock, ling, and whiting. ... Some species of demersal fish can change their color and markings drastically to camouflage themselves. This, along with their ability to partially bury themselves in shallow sand, makes them quite inconspicuous on the ocean floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
DEF

Espèce que l'on trouve normalement sur ou près des fonds marins.

CONT

Le nectobenthos, catégorie biologique très mal connue, intermédiaire entre les peuplements benthiques et les peuplements pélagiques, comporte en particulier les populations juvéniles de poissons démersaux, groupées en bancs très mobiles dans le domaine côtier et le domaine lagunaire [...]

CONT

[La] plie est un poisson démersal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Key term(s)
  • pez bentónico
  • pez de fondo
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Record 2 2020-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
PHR

fresh groundfish fillet, frozen groundfish fillet

Key term(s)
  • ground fish fillet
  • bottomfish fillet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
PHR

filet de poisson de fond congelé, filet de poisson de fond frais

Key term(s)
  • filet de poissons de fond

Spanish

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