Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	benthopelagic	Living and feeding near the bottom as well as in midwaters or near the surface. Feeding on benthic as well as free swimming organisms. Many freshwater fish are opportunistic feeders that forage on the bottom as well as in midwater and near the surface, also pertaining to forms which hover or swim just over the floor of the sea, e.g. Halosauridae, Macrouridae, Moridae, Brotulidae; the depth zone about 100 metres off the bottom at all depths below the edge of the continental shelf.	pelagic benthic
French	benthopélagique	qui vie et se nourrit près du fond aussi bien que dans [midwaters] ou vers la surface d’eau. Se nourrit des organismes benthiques aussi bien que des organismes pélagiques. Beaucoup de poissons d'eau douce sont des consommateurs opportunistes qui fourragent sur le fond aussi bien que dans la zone pélagique et à la surface d’eau.	pélagique benthique
Spanish	bentopelágico	Que vive y se alimenta cerca del fondo, así como en aguas intermedias cercanas a la superficie. Que se alimenta de organismos bentónicos y nadadores libres. Muchos peces continentales son oportunistas que se alimentan tanto sobre el fondo como en aguas intermedias y cercanas a la superficie.	bentónico
Portuguese	bentopelágico	Vive e alimenta-se perto do fundo bem como nas camadas superiores.	pelágico bêntico

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