What does groundfish mean?
Definitions for groundfish
ground·fish
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Princeton's WordNet
groundfish, bottom fishnoun
fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
Wiktionary
groundfishnoun
Fish that swim near the seafloor
groundfishverb
To fish for groundfish
Wikipedia
groundfish
Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone). They occupy the sea floors and lake beds, which usually consist of mud, sand, gravel or rocks. In coastal waters they are found on or near the continental shelf, and in deep waters they are found on or near the continental slope or along the continental rise. They are not generally found in the deepest waters, such as abyssal depths or on the abyssal plain, but they can be found around seamounts and islands. The word demersal comes from the Latin demergere, which means to sink. Demersal fish are bottom feeders. They can be contrasted with pelagic fish which live and feed away from the bottom in the open water column. Demersal fish fillets contain little fish oil (one to four percent), whereas pelagic fish can contain up to 30 percent.
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groundfish
Groundfish are a group of fish species that live on or near the bottom of the water body, such as seas or lakes. These include species like cod, hake, flounder, and halibut. They are often caught commercially, and many species are popular for sport fishing as well.
Wikidata
Groundfish
Groundfish are fish that live on, in, or near the bottom of the body of water they inhabit. Some typical saltwater groundfish species are cod, flounder, halibut, and sole. Related terms used in different contexts include "demersal fish" and "whitefish", and "bottom feeder" .
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of groundfish in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of groundfish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of groundfish in a Sentence
It is healthy. We can’t even catch the quota, we had to find an alternative species once groundfish died years ago.
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