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"pelagic organisms" "pelagic whaling"adjectiverelating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
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- manta extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
- devilfish extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
- sailfish large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
- thresher large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
- spearfish any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- pomfret deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
- sunfish among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
- albacore large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
- mola among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
- thrasher large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed