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speiceas beantaipeiligeach Reference "Faofa ag an gCoiste Téarmaíochta, www.tearma.ie ;Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex"
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benthopelagic species
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Definition "species which have characteristics of pelagic [ IATE:1067254 ] as well as benthic [ IATE:783656 ] organisms, living and feeding near the bottom as well as in midwaters or near the surface" Reference "COM-DA based on: 1) Boyce Thorne-Miller, The Living Ocean: Understanding and Protecting Marine Biodiversity, 2nd ed, Island Press 1999, https://books.google.dk/books?id=ZM7MEk7f4Q4C&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=%22benthopelagic+species%22&source=bl&ots=l7wcIfuRQ5&sig=NGfePZ4mmE-8XSTR-HqXb0XnECM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI--P5-97OAhUJKsAKHakxD8QQ6AEIzQEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22benthopelagic%20species%22&f=false 26.8.2016] 2) FishBase Glossary, benthopelagic, http://www.fishbase.org/glossary/Glossary.php?q=benthopelagic [26.8.2016]"
Comment "Cf. also: - pelagic species [ IATE:1067254 ] - benthic species [ IATE:783656 ] "