The abyssal zone or abyssopelagic zone is a layer of the pelagic zone of the ocean. The word abyss comes from the Greek word ἄβυσσος (ábussos), meaning...

ridge, abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the Earth's surface. They are among the flattest, smoothest, and least explored regions on Earth. Abyssal plains...

the hadal zone was not recognized as distinct from the abyssal zone, although the deepest sections were sometimes called "ultra-abyssal". During the...

terms of the number of animals) on our planet. Abyssal zone Benthic zone Hadal zone Pelagic zone Photic zone Earle, Sylvia A.; Thorne-Miller, Boyce (1999)...

The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean and can be further divided into regions by depth. The word pelagic is derived from Ancient...

communities. Generally, the environmental properties of the hadal zone are similar to the abyssal; temperature varies between different trenches, as do salinity...

the oceanic zone. The open ocean is vertically divided into four zones: the sunlight zone, twilight zone, midnight zone, and abyssal zone. The Mesopelagic...

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bottom levels of the oceanic abyssal zone. For information on animals that live in the deeper areas of the oceans see aphotic zone. Generally, these include...

found on the sea bed at every ocean depth from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone. The phylum contains about 7,000 living species, making it the...

dictionary. Deepwater may refer to ocean water in the abyssal zone, hadal zone, or other deep ocean zones. Deepwater may also refer to: Deep Water (Highsmith...

Psychrolutidae, commonly known as a blobfish or fathead. It is found in the abyssal zone in waters around Australia and New Zealand. A photograph of an individual...

fir (Abies alba) Pruvot (1896) zones or "systems": Littoral zone Pelagic zone Abyssal zone Longhurst (1998) biomes: Coastal Polar Trade wind Westerly Other...

surface and shoreline to the great depths and pressures of the cold, dark abyssal zone, and in latitude from the cold waters under polar ice caps to the warm...

Grimpoteuthis challengeri is a species of large octopus living in the abyssal zone. The octopus is 370 millimeters long in total, while its mantle reaches...

shelf down to the top of the abyssal zone, and along continental slope depths. The bathymetry of the bathypelagic zone consists of limited areas where...

The Greenland Abyssal Plain at 75°N 3°W / 75°N 3°W / 75; -3 (Greenland Abyssal Plain) is a bathymetric depression in the Greenland Sea. It is delimited...

the ocean, the bathyl zone usually reaches the benthic zone on the seafloor. The abyssal zone remains in perpetual darkness at a depth of 4,000 to 6,000...

range from shallow coastal seas in the far north of their range to the abyssal zone, at depths of 6 to 5,459 m (20–17,910 ft). In the Northern Hemisphere...

where the seabed is slightly shallower than the surrounding abyssal plain. From the abyssal plain, the seabed slopes upward toward the continents and becomes...

elements from both the shelf above and the abyss below. Below this zone, the deep sea consists of the abyssal zone which occurs between the ocean depths of...

live at depths of several kilometres. Many genera are found in only the abyssal zone, including many cidaroids, most of the genera in the Echinothuriidae...

rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains are among the flattest, smoothest and least explored regions on Earth. Abyssal plains are key geologic elements...

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000 ft). The abyssal zone covers the abyssal plains between 4,000 and 6,000 m. Lastly, the hadal zone corresponds to the hadalpelagic zone, which is found...

majority of species still live in the oceans, from the seashores to the abyssal zone, but some form a significant part of the freshwater fauna and the terrestrial...

The abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus, is an abyssal fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found in all the world's oceans, at depths between 800 and...

it is from a possible food source or possible sources of danger. The abyssal zone scavengers Coryphaenoides armatus possess one small mandible barbel that...

Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone. The phylum contains about 7000 living species, making it the second-largest...

continental rise is a low-relief zone of accumulated sediments that lies between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. It is a major part of the...