mesopelagic
adj 1noun 1
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living
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Describing the pelagic zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones, characterized by very minimal light.
For those animals living in the mesopelagic zone, where some light downwells from the surface, a visual predator looking up at them could see a silhouette.
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A mesopelagic fish
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For those animals living in the mesopelagic zone, where some light downwells from the surface, a visual predator looking up at them could see a silhouette.
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Females feed on squid in the mesopelagic zone, which is below 650 feet, it is surmised to avoid their predators.
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