| 词汇 | bathypelagic |
| 释义 | bathypelagic adjective environment specializeduk /ˌbæθ.ɪ.pəˈlædʒ.ɪk/ us /ˌbæθ.ə.pəˈlædʒ.ɪk/ relating to the part of the ocean that is between approximately 2000 feet (600 metres) and 12,000 feet (3,600 metres) deep: The bathypelagic zone lies below the mesopelagic zone and above the abyssal pelagic zone, and includes the water that overlies the continental slope. The bathypelagic realm of the ocean is believed to be home to organisms that have yet to be studied by man. Bathypelagic fish tend not to move around as actively as those living in higher zones, opting instead to lie in wait for their prey. Seas & oceans abyssal Aegean benthic briny Caribbean continental shelf depth interocean interoceanic marine mid-ocean ridge ocean overfall pond the Adriatic Sea the Arabian Sea the Baltic Sea the doldrums the Irish Sea the seabed Examples of bathypelagicbathypelagic Species diversity decreases with depth to a minimum in the bathypelagic zone, and then increases in the benthic boundary layer. Most stomiiforms are meso- or bathypelagic. Bathypelagic fish have special adaptations to cope with these conditions they have slow metabolisms and unspecialized diets, being willing to eat anything that comes along. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some deep-sea anglerfishes of the bathypelagic zone emit light from their escas to attract prey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like other oneirodids, they are small, bathypelagic fish with bioluminescent lures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is thought that they are bathypelagic (deep ocean dwelling) or benthic (bottom dwelling) as they are known to eat crabs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bathypelagic fish are black, or sometimes red, with few photophores. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The behaviour of bathypelagic fish can be contrasted with the behaviour of mesopelagic fish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Below this zone the deep sea begins, consisting of the aphotic "bathypelagic", "abyssopelagic" and "hadopelagic". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Stomach analysis has also shown that the diet consists mostly of pelagic or bathypelagic organisms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These are the same features found in fish larvae, which suggests that during their evolution, bathypelagic fish have acquired these features through neoteny. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is the deeper part of the "midnight zone" which starts in the bathypelagic waters above. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Because food is so scarce, bathypelagic predators are not selective in their feeding habits, but grab whatever come close enough. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It has a muddy floor in the abyssopelagic zone and scattered rocky abyssal hills that rise into the bathypelagic zone forming seamounts and knolls. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bathypelagic fishes are not normally found below 3,000 metres. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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