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benthic
1. A reference to the fauna living on the bottom of the oceans, in contrast to the pelagic fauna, which live in the open oceans.
2. Pertaining to benthos, which designates the oceanic substratum.
2. Pertaining to benthos, which designates the oceanic substratum.
It refers to the fauna living on the bottom, in contrast to the pelagic fauna (animal life), which lives in the open ocean.
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Ocean and Deep Sea Terms
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abyssal benthic
An oceanographic term to describe areas where the ocean floor is more than 730-1000 meters (.454-.621 miles) below the surface.
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Ocean and Deep Sea Terms
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benthic province
All sediments and rocky formations of the ocean bottom.
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Biology Terms +
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