Sharing the same habitat within the same geographical range; different
species or to phenotypic variants within a species.
http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?TermEnglish=syntopic

explanation can be more meaningful for practises of zoology.

'top' recalls an ecological belt, or ecologically unifying element to me, so
the difference must be like::

If two species is found in (/about) the beaches of Vancouver island than
they are sympatric, while they are found in the infralittoral zone or deep
within beach sand together than they are syntopic



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> Also, it defines sympatric as follows:
>
> Sympatric: Referring to populations, species, or taxa occurring together
in
> the same geographical area; they may occupy the same habitat or different
> habitats within the same geographical area.
>
> Rich
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> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:28:44 -0500
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> Subject: Re: syntopic vs sympatric
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>
> Aydin,
>
> The definition below is taken from the Biology terms section of the
Science
> Dictionary - Scientific Definitions ©2003 -2004.
> http://www.sciencedictionary.org/biology-term-details/Syntopic
>
> Syntopic: Relating to or displaying conditions as they exist
simultaneously
> over a broad area, as of the atmosphere or weather.
>
> Rich
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> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:43:36 -0500
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> Subject: syntopic vs sympatric
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>
> What exactly is the difference between the terms syntopic & sympatric? I
> have searched for the answer on the Internet, but got confusing results.
> Surprisingly, Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary doesn't even have the
> word syntopic.
>
> Aydin
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