Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine-grained sediment that accumulates as the result of the settling of particles to the floor of the open ocean, far from land. These particles consist primarily of
Tripodfish on pelagic sediment
Total sediment thickness of the ocean floor Deposits are thick on the continental shelves, and thinnest in the deep sea on either side of the mid-ocean ridge.
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Bathypterois is a genus of deepsea tripod fishes. They are a diverse genus that belong to the greater family Ipnopidae and order Aulopiformes. They are distinguished by having two elongated pelvic fin
Pelagic sediment
…Tripodfish on pelagic sediment Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine-grained sediment that accumulates as the result of the settling of particles to the floor…
Abyssal spiderfish, B. longipes