20 Facts About Coastal fish

Coastal fish, called inshore fish or neritic fish, inhabit the sea between the shoreline and the edge of the continental shelf.

Since the continental shelf is usually less than 200 metres deep, it follows that pelagic coastal fish are generally epipelagic fish, inhabiting the sunlit epipelagic zone.

Coastal fish can be contrasted with oceanic fish or offshore fish, which inhabit the deep seas beyond the continental shelves.

Coastal fish include forage fish and the predator fish that feed on them.

Forage fish thrive in inshore waters where high productivity results from upwelling and shoreline run off of nutrients.

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Coastal fish are found in the waters above the continental shelves that extend from the continental shorelines, and around the coral reefs that surround volcanic islands.

Nearshore Coastal fish, sometimes called littoral Coastal fish, live close to the shore.

Intertidal Coastal fish are Coastal fish that move in and out with the tide in the intertidal zone of the seashore, or are found in rock pools or under rocks.

Some rock pool Coastal fish which are temporary residents include the long-spined sea scorpion, the pipeCoastal fish worm, the rock goby and the common lumpsucker.

However some other rock pool Coastal fish are territorial in nature, and will stay with the same pool for extended periods.

Coral reef Coastal fish can be particularly colourful and interesting to watch.

Reef Coastal fish have developed many ingenious specialisations adapted to survival on the reefs.

ButterflyCoastal fish are group of about 120 species belonging to the family Chaetodontidaeof Perchiformes.

GoatCoastal fish are tireless benthic feeders, possess a pair of long chemosensory barbels protruding from their chins resembling a goat's beard.

Many species of goatCoastal fish are conspicuously coloured and have the ability to change their colouration depending on their current activity.

GoatCoastal fish stay within the shallows, going no deeper than about 110 metres.

Examples of such shallow water demersal Coastal fish, found in both tropical and temperate waters around the world, are triplefins, seahorses, wrasse and flounder.

Examples of shallow water pelagic Coastal fish, found in both tropical and temperate waters around the world, are grey mullet, sprats and garCoastal fish.

Many forage Coastal fish are important commercial species, and the schools can be targeted by spotter planes.

Turbot is a large left-eyed flatCoastal fish usually found not too far from shore in sandy shallow waters.