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Twilight zone

The dim layer of the ocean from about 200 to 1,000 metres deep, home to lanternfish and bristlemouths.

Also: mesopelagic zone

Below the sunlit surface lies the mesopelagic or twilight zone, where only a faint blue glow reaches. Its fish are small, often silvery or black, with large eyes and light organs. Lanternfish and bristlemouths live here in such numbers that the bristlemouths are thought to be among the most numerous vertebrates on Earth. Many rise to the surface at night to feed. Scientists think twilight zone fish may outweigh all other fish combined, though estimates vary widely, and their nightly journeys carry carbon down into the deep.

See also

Diel vertical migration Deep sea Photophore

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