Examples of 'bottom-dwelling' in a sentence
Meaning of "bottom-dwelling"
'Bottom-dwelling' is a term used to describe the action of living or dwelling at the lowest level, especially in the context of aquatic organisms
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- living on or near the bed of the sea, a lake, or other body of water.
- (Of a team or competitor) spending a long time in the lowest ranks of the competition ladder.
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Its diet consists of bottom-dwelling invertebrates.
Bottom-dwelling forms of life are therefore seriously affected.
Grey whales feed on bottom-dwelling mollusks.
Most bottom-dwelling fish try to avoid predation through hiding or camouflage.
They feed at night on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.
This bottom-dwelling species favors a sandy substrate in which it can bury itself.
They feed on zooplankton and bottom-dwelling crustaceans in summer.
This is a radical new hunting strategy for what is normally a bottom-dwelling fish.
O quality of bottom-dwelling animal communities is impaired.
Gray whales are specialized for feeding on bottom-dwelling crustaceans.
Sampling of bottom-dwelling invertebrates is scheduled for the fall.
Juveniles eat small crustaceans and other bottom-dwelling organisms.
Heterenchelyids are bottom-dwelling fish adapted to burrowing into soft mud.
Because of this, some paleontologists have suggested that they were bottom-dwelling crawlers.
It can also bury bottom-dwelling creatures and eggs.
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But dredging a riverbed can destroy the habitat occupied by bottom-dwelling organisms.
O smothers many bottom-dwelling organisms and clogs spawning beds.
Any such flows must have enveloped free-swimming as well as bottom-dwelling organisms.
Adults are mainly bottom-dwelling but migrate upward at night in search of food.
Like other flattened placoderms, the phyllolepids were bottom-dwelling predators that ambushed prey.
Since they are bottom-dwelling fish they must sometimes combat cold temperatures.
The yellow pike conger feeds mostly on bottom-dwelling fish and crustaceans.
Slow moving bottom-dwelling creatures like clams, lobsters and oysters are unable to escape.
It is generally a bottom-dwelling species.
They are bottom-dwelling fishes found on the continental slopes of tropical and subtropical waters.
They are sluggish fish, feeding on bottom-dwelling invertebrates and smaller fish.
They are bottom-dwelling fish so setting up the lower levels of the tank correctly is crucial.
Longnose stingrays feed mainly on bottom-dwelling invertebrates and small bony fishes.
Bottom-dwelling fish like this are a typical part of the diet of juvenile great whites.
It is believed to have been a sluggish bottom-dwelling shark, rather than an actively fast swimmer.
They are bottom-dwelling and inhabit rocky localities on the shelf and upper continental slope.
The filter-feeding habit is common and many bottom-dwelling forms are detritus feeders.
The true soles are bottom-dwelling fishes feeding on small crustaceans and other invertebrates.
The net then sinks, and the fish are devoured by bottom-dwelling crustaceans and other fish.
They are predatory bottom-dwelling fish, using their camouflage to ambush their prey.
Analysis shows they have changed their diet from sardines to bottom-dwelling fish, evidence of overfishing.
The aquatic habitat, the bottom-dwelling community and the plankton populations were all degraded.
From what I can glimpse of their anatomy, they resemble most bottom-dwelling sea life.
Scientists speculate that the bottom-dwelling creatures are more sensitive to seismic shifts.
They are cartilaginous, dorso-ventrally flattened bottom-dwelling fishes.
This accumulation leads to an increase in bottom-dwelling invertebrate populations, which feed on this debris.
This bottom-dwelling tropical fish is found in mainland Southeast Asia.
These marine invertebrates play many roles, from bottom-dwelling filter feeders to illicit delicacies.
Commercial bottom-dwelling fishes are found around this mass of water, especially at its southern part.
The second experiment mimicked light-dependent bottom-dwelling biofilms grown under different light conditions.
They include fish larvae, jellyfish, microscopic copepods and small, bottom-dwelling animals.
Thaumatichthys axeli is a bottom-dwelling deep-sea anglerfish of the family Thaumatichthyidae.
When they grow larger, they capture somewhat bottom-dwelling zooplankton.
Frogfishes are bottom-dwelling fish that belong to the Family Antennariidae.
O Unhealthy populations of bottom-dwelling organisms.
