Discover 6 fascinating animals that live at the bottom of the St. Lawrence River

Not only do corals inhabit the cold waters of the St. Lawrence, but the species that holds the title of largest marine invertebrate on the planet is present at the entrance to the Gulf. (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Fourni par l'auteur

In the vast St. Lawrence River, an impressive variety of animals live on the seabed. This group of organisms is called benthos.

These organisms live either buried in the sediment (infaunas) or on the surface of the seabed (epibenthos). Benthic invertebrates have no backbone, are not very mobile and are generally small.