organisms that swim or drift in the water, these organisms are distinct from those living on the bottom.
Pelagic - a) Pertaining to the water of the ocean as an environment; b) Said of marine organisms whose environment is the open ocean, rather than the bottom or shore areas.
oceanic, occurring in the open ocean.
refers to fishes which inhabit open waters or near the surface, or to eggs or larvae which occur in these areas; pelagic eggs are buoyant or semi buoyant.
Living in the ocean at mid or surface levels in the water column.
inhabiting open water above the substrate.
having to do with or living in the open seas or oceans; not associated with the seabed or coastal areas.
Living and feeding in the water column, as opposed to living associated with a sea or lake bottom.
ecological zone that includes the entire water column.
living in open waters near the surface
Associated with the surface or middle depths (as opposed to the bottom) of a body of water.
Organism living in the water of the ocean above the bottom. Pelagic organisms have the ability to swim around or move in some fashion. "Pelagic" is also used to refer (usually) to eggs or larvae set adrift ocean currents.
Pertaining to the open waters of the ocean, as distinguished from the benthic regions.
Associated with middle depths of bodies of water; at 0- 200 m depth
of or pertaining to the waters of the oceans, as opposed to benthic. For example, pelagic organisms inhabit the waters, whereas benthic organisms live on or in the ocean bottom.
pel-aye-jik Of or performed on the open sea, ii) (of marine life) belonging to the upper layers of the open sea.
Describes organisms that live in the open water column (for example, fish)
The open ocean, excluding the ocean bottom and shore.
refers to the water column and the organisms living there
Free swimming throughout the water column (not restricted to specific micro-environments like the sea floor).
Living, floating, or swimming in the water column.
Referring to or occurring in the open sea.
Of or relating to open water or the open sea; not near-shore.
free-living in the water column; not attached to substrate
Of, or pertaining to, the seas or oceans; fish, such as herring, living at the surface of large bodies of open water.
Associated with the open sea, particularly the surface or middle depths of the water column, e.g. fish swimming freely in the open sea.
the ability to live exclusively in the water column of the open sea or continental shelf waters, not on the bottom.
the upper layers of the ocean where food is plentiful. Pelagic fish include herring, sardine and pilchard.
Term applied to organisms of the plankton and nekton which inhabit the open water of a sea or lake.
living within the upper part of the ocean, away from the shore.
Pertaining to or living in the open waters of seas or large lakes.
(fish) which inhabit the main body of the water mass.
Relating to the open oceans and seas rather than waters adjacent to land or inland waters.
Refers to marine species living or feeding in the water column.
Refers to living in the water of the ocean above the bottom. Pelagic organisms have the ability to swim around or move in some fashion. "Pelagic" is also used to refer (usually) to eggs that are basically at the mercy of the ocean currents. Benthos and benthic refers to living on or under substrate at the bottom of the ocean. Sessile means the organism is attached to the substrate. Pelagic is also a term that refers to the primary division of the sea, which includes the whole mass of water subdivided into neritic and oceanic zones; also pertaining to the open sea.
Referring to open water marine habitats free of direct influence of the shore or ocean bottom. Pelagic organisms are generally free-swimming ( nektonic) or floating ( planktonic).
Living or occurring in the open sea, away from the bottom.
A term to describe fish that spend most of their life swimming in the open sea with little contact with or dependency on the ocean bottom.
Inhabiting the water column of the oceans past the inter-tidal zone.
Migratory species of fish that live near the surface such as tuna.
(opp.: benthic) Free-swimming ( nektonic) or floating ( planktonic) organisms that live exclusively in the water column, not on the bottom.
Living in the water column. Plants and animals that are free-floating and drift passively, or animals that are strong swimmers.
Refers to the plants and animals that live in the water column or in the open waters of the ocean rather than the ocean floor (see benthic). Life is found throughout the pelagic zone, however is more concentrated at shallower depths. Pelagic organisms can be further divided into the plankton and nekton. Compare benthic. (epipelagic: living in the upper or photic layer between 0 and 200 meters; mesopelagic: living between 200 and 1000 meters).
Oceanic. Pertaining to or living in the open ocean.
The water column, away from the seafloor.
Living in or relating to the open sea, especially surface waters to the middle depths. Krill and the whales that feed upon them are examples of pelagic animals.
The word "pelagic" is an ancient Greek word for the open ocean or high seas, the area comprising most of the earth's surface. The word is still used to describe this vast region as well as to describe the creatures that inhabit it (i.e., a pelagic species).
Having to do with the open ocean or open water; away from the shore or coastline. A pelagic animal swims freely in the open ocean.
Of, pertaining to, or living in open oceans ocarnivorouser than waters close to shore.
Refers to the water that is not close contact with the bottom of the sea. Pelagic animals are those found up and off the see bottom. Pelagic realm is the mid-water environments far from the shore.
inhabiting surface waters rather than the sea floor. This term is usually applied to free-swimming species such as tunas and sharks; cf. demersal and epipelagic.
of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea
Pertaining to the open ocean and organisms living within it, including highly migratory fishes such as swordfish, tuna, and many species of shark.
Associated with surface or middle depths of a body of water, rather than the sea floor. This term is usually applied to free-swimming species, such as tunas and sharks: cf. demersal.
Descriptive of organisms that inhabit open water, as opposed to benthic. This is sometimes divided into five separate ecological zones which are, proceeding from the surface to the bottom, the epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic and hadopelagic zones. See Bruun (1957).
living at or near the surface of the ocean
Living on the open ocean rather than coastal or inland bodies of water
Pertaining to the ocean water column, rather than coastal waters or the sea floor
An aquatic biome consisting of the open ocean, far from land, does not include sea bottom (benthic zone).
refers to all marine environments, including neritic and oceanic (open ocean) areas.
of, relating to, or occurring in open water
refers to the deep (abyssal) central portion of an ocean basin.
Refers to fish and animals that live in the open sea, away from the sea bottom.
Pertaining to the part of the open sea or ocean comprising the water column, i.e., all of the sea other than that near the coast or the sea floor.
Of or relating to the open ocean.
Of or in the open ocean or open water.
Living in the open-water environment, seaward of the shelf-break, also used to describe the open water environment.
Living or growing in the region of free waters in the seas and inland lakes.
Of the open sea; not associated with the ocean bottom.
Living in the upper waters of the open sea far from land.
Any free-swimming oceanic species of fish such as tuna, marlin etc.
Pelagic organisms swim through the ocean, and may rise to the surface, or sink to the bottom. They are not confined to live on the bottom as benthic organisms do.
In the water column as distinct from substrate‑associated; neither necessarily planktonic nor oceanic.
Organisms living in open waters; not associated with the bottom or other structures, e. g. sharks of the open ocean.
Pelagic means of, pertaining to, or living in the open ocean, either at the surface or at intermediate depths.