bathypelagic zone

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bathypelagic zone

Worldwide zone of deep ocean waters, about 3,000–13,000 ft (1,000–4,000 m) below the surface. It is inhabited by a wide variety of marine forms, including eels, fishes, mollusks, and others.

bathypelagic zone [¦bath·ə·pə′laj·ik ′zōn]

(oceanography)

The biogeographic realm of the ocean lying between depths of 500 and 2550 fathoms (900 and 3700 meters).

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