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The 19 pages that link to Pelagic fish, each with the reason it gives.

• CountershadingBroader topic: Many open-water fish are dark above and pale below, matching light conditions from different directions.

• Demersal fishCompared with: Their open-water habitat contrasts with demersal fish’s association with the bottom.

• Fish aggregating deviceNarrower topic: Many FADs target open-water species that associate with floating objects.

• AnchovyNarrower topic: Anchovies school in open water, where they feed and are caught.

• Trawl fishingRelated: Midwater trawls commonly target these open-water species.

• FlatfishCompared with: Their free-swimming habitat contrasts with the seafloor life typical of adult flatfish.

• GadiformesCompared with: Many gadiforms forage near the bottom, while pollocks often use open-water habitats.

• European seabassNarrower topic: Seabass occupy coastal water columns, though they also forage near the bottom.

• MackerelNarrower topic: Many mackerels spend their lives in open water, often in schools.

• OpahRelated: Opahs inhabit open-ocean waters rather than a fixed reef or bottom habitat.

• Alaska pollockNarrower topic: Alaska pollock often forms midwater schools, unlike strictly bottom-dwelling fish.

• BarreleyeRelated: Barreleyes are inhabitants of open ocean waters at depth.

• Snipe eelRelated: Snipe eels inhabit open water, including deep ocean layers.

• Big-game fishingNarrower topic: Many big-game targets roam open ocean, where anglers locate them by habitat and movement.

• Thresher sharkNarrower topic: Thresher sharks pursue prey in open water, where tail strikes can disperse schools.

• Yellow-bellied sea snakeRelated: Its fish prey share the open-water habitat that defines this snake's ecological niche.

• CaranxNarrower topic: Many Caranx move through open water, although several species also use reefs and coasts.

• John DoryCompared with: John Dory often hunts in open water, but is also associated with coastal and shelf habitats.

• LancetfishNarrower topic: Lancetfish hunt in open water instead of relying on a bottom-dwelling lifestyle.