Bottom of the ocean
Benthos can be anywhere as long as they are on the ocean floor, from the continenal shelf to the abyssal plain.
Stonefish are benthos. They are bottom dwellers. Benthos are marine animals that live at the bottom of the ocean there for they are benthos.
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Benthos live on or in the sediment at the bottom of bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. They can be found in a wide range of environments, from shallow coastal areas to deep ocean trenches.
Invertebrates found in the deeper zones of the body of water, usually where there is no effective light penetration.
You would consider them as benthos because plants don't swim and they are stationary
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They Arent Classified As Benthos. They Are Nekton !
A sea urchin is classified as benthos. Benthos refers to organisms that live on or near the bottom of a body of water, and sea urchins typically inhabit the ocean floor, often among rocks or coral. In contrast, plankton are free-floating organisms, and nekton are active swimmers.
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