- The
photic zone (or
euphotic zone,
epipelagic zone, or
sunlight zone) is the
uppermost layer of a body of
water that
receives sunlight,
allowing phytoplankton...
-
sunlit epipelagic zone,
which includes the
coastal or
neritic zone.
Biodiversity diminishes markedly in the
deeper zones below the
epipelagic zone as...
- the
larger lakes, such as the Lake
Tanganyika sardine.
Epipelagic fish
inhabit the
epipelagic zone, the
uppermost layer of the
water column,
ranging from...
-
which divers ascend and descend. The
pelagic zones are as follows: The
epipelagic zone,
otherwise known as the
sunlit zone or the
euphotic zone, goes to...
-
which is
where only
small amounts of
light penetrate, lies
below the
Epipelagic zone. This zone is
often referred to as the "Twilight Zone" due to its...
- live in the
darkness below the
sunlit surface waters, that is
below the
epipelagic or
photic zone of the sea. The
lanternfish is, by far, the most common...
-
reefs Continental shelf Neritic zone
Ocean surface Surface microlayer Epipelagic zone Open
ocean Pelagic zone
Oceanic zone Sea
floor Seamounts Hydrothermal...
- can also be
zoned by depth. From the
shallowest to the
deepest are: the
epipelagic (less than 200 meters), the
mesopelagic (200–1,000 meters), the bathyal...
-
reefs Continental shelf Neritic zone
Ocean surface Surface microlayer Epipelagic zone Open
ocean Pelagic zone
Oceanic zone Sea
floor Seamounts Hydrothermal...
- up from the
depths to feed on the
microorganisms floating in the warm
epipelagic zone. Many
copepods and
invertebrate larvae come up to
shallower waters...
