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