Demersal zone

Demersal zone
Marine habitats
This bluespotted ribbontail ray lives in the demersal zone on or just above the seafloor

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
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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. The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of the larger profundal zone.

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