Glossary: Groundfish

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Groundfish

Definition:

Fish that live most of their life on or near the sea bottom.

Examples of groundfish include flatfish, cods, haddocks, pollocks, chimaeras, and eels.

Source: GreenFacts

More:

The flatfish is an example of groundfish

Source: CMI Photo - Flatfish

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Deutsch: Grundfisch
Nederlands: Bodemvis

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