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Removed octopus from list of examples

I removed "octopus" from the list of examples, partially because it was poorly placed (in singular, and the change suggested that octopuses migrate). However, I don't think octopuses are nekton, since they live largely on the sea floor, and their movement is generally relative to that. Is there an equivalent term for such creatures? Bennetto 23:32, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why capitalized?

Why are "Nektology" and "Nektologist" capitalized? Abstrator 23:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What does this even mean?

"During the Devonian Nekton Revolution (DNR) well known as the ‘age of fishes’ accounted more than eighty-five percent of nekton were widespread during the Carboniferous period, that took place during the Paleozoic era. Some biologists no longer use it."

I cannot for the life of me understand what point this is trying to get across. Why are we talking about the Devonian Nektonic Revolution in the Carboniferous? What do biologists no longer use? I just wanted to know about the Nektonic Revolution but now I'm just confused. 139.57.217.252 (talk) 02:41, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]