tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post7620319469804043313..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: GrimpoteuthisScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-23945230131878314422008-08-02T04:26:00.000+01:002008-08-02T04:26:00.000+01:00Well done, Helen, you spotted the totally conflict...Well done, Helen, you spotted the totally conflicting statements!<BR/><BR/>Benthic - living on or in the seabed or located on the bottom of a body of water or in the bottom sediment, or pertaining to bottom dwelling organisms.<BR/>Pelagic - of, or performed on, the open sea/ belonging to the upper layers of open sea.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, having simply pinched the descriptions from websites and not having swum out to check - I don't know which was the correct description but I suspect pelagic. I think the point that the various authors were trying to make was that they live in the open sea but at deep levels - presumably there is a word for that.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-33665845702416107842008-08-01T09:38:00.000+01:002008-08-01T09:38:00.000+01:00I was under the impression that it was not possibl...I was under the impression that it was not possible to be both benthic and pelagic. Please explain!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624194722106155800noreply@blogger.com