Abstract
Nektons refer to the aquatic organisms that have fully developed mobile organs and a strong ability to swim. They can overcome water current resistance and migrate a long distance and are virtually not affected by water current movement. They are gregarious and constitute an ecological group. Marine nektons include most species of marine fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes, etc.) and of marine mammals, some species of Cephalopoda and Crustacea, and a few species of Reptilia and Aves.
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Gong-zhao, X., Wen-lian, Z. (1994). Nektons of China Seas. In: Di, Z., Yuan-Bo, L., Cheng-Kui, Z. (eds) Oceanology of China Seas. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0862-1_28
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