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The bottom dwellers on the ocean floors eat plankton and other smaller animals. The bottom of the ocean is a sustainable condition for plankton because they cannot move against a current and this leads them to be within reach of fish that feed on them.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoSome fish are bottom dwellers, many are not. Fish that prefer to live at or near the bottom are sometimes disdained, because several bottom dwellers eat carrion and root in the mud for other foods, but this is somewhat unfair, as by no means are all bottom dwelling fish of this type.
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What is a bottom oriented fish?
This just simply means that the fish are bottom dwellers.
Are bottom fish larger than surface fish?
Some can be, but just the same, some middle and top area fish are bigger than bottom fish.Depends on the fish ;)The largest fish are top dwellers.
What are bottom dwellers?
I believe bottom dwellers are creatures that live near the ocean floor.
Where does a halibut live?
They are the largest of the known "Flat fish" of the North Atlantic and Northern Pacific Oceans. They are bottom dwellers.
How do you get fish to swimin the middle of tank?
Different types of fish swim in different layers of the water. Top floaters, bottom dwellers and middle swimmers.
What kinds of sea animals live on the bottom of the sea floor?
One of the ocean bottom dwellers is a starfish.Some others are anemones,crabs,corals,snails,and some fish.
Are all lobsters bottom dwellers?
Yes
Is shrimp a bottom dweller?
Yes, some types of shrimp are bottom dwellers.
What fish eats algae off the turtles shell?
Algae eating fish include: bottom dwellers such as loaches, cat fish and plecs and many marine and fresh water tropical fish such as plecostomus fish.
Are stonefish benthos?
Stonefish are benthos. They are bottom dwellers. Benthos are marine animals that live at the bottom of the ocean there for they are benthos.
What organisms break down tissue and return nutrients to the environment?
bottom dwellers
What physical features of rays make them well suited for life as bottom dwellers?
The two main features are - they are capable of changing their colour to blend in with the sandy bottom - making them hard to see by predators (and prey), and they are a flat fish - which makes it easier for them to bury themselves in the sea-bed.
