- nectobenthic
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adj. [Gr. nektes, swimmer; benthos, depths of the sea]Organisms swimming freely on or near the bottom of the sea.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
nectobenthic — swimming off the sea bed; also spelled nektobenthic … Dictionary of ichthyology