pelagic

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J. janthina are a pelagic snail species, meaning they spend their lives at the surface of the ocean as opposed to in tide pools or along the ocean shore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

Now the scientists — who were researching pelagic sharks at the country’s Canary Islands — are going to study the anglerfish’s body, hoping to learn more about its uncharacteristic behavior.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

"Higher swells, sea surface temperatures are much warmer and they're having difficulty getting flying fish now at the beginning of our pelagic season."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

They then employed Bayesian models to reconstruct ancestral habitats, revealing that ceratioids originated from benthic ancestors before transitioning to the pelagic zone.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

The red shiner is pelagic in habit and occurs primarily in pools, though it frequently inhabits adjacent riffles.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett