Demersal zone

Marine habitats
This bluespotted ribbontail ray lives in the demersal zone on or just above the seafloor
Littoral zone Intertidal zone Estuaries Kelp forests Coral reefs Ocean banks Continental shelf Neritic zone Straits Pelagic zone Oceanic zone Seamounts Hydrothermal vents Cold seeps Demersal zone Benthic zone

The demersal zone is the part of the sea or ocean (or deep lake) comprising the water column that is near to (and is significantly affected by) the seabed and the benthos.^[1] The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of the larger profundal zone.

See also

• Demersal fish

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