aphotic

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At roughly 3,300 feet below the surface — about 2,000 feet above the sunken ship’s location — even the faintest light has faded, leaving a sunless realm known as the aphotic zone.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

The depth is known as the aphotic zone — a part of the ocean where there is little-to-no sunlight, and where there is less marine life than layers above, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

The dark aphotic zone is home to plankton and other organisms that could potentially get trapped in filters or experience long-term effects from the brine.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

The aphotic zone extends from 200 to 4,000 m.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The pelagic realm, the aphotic zone, the neritic zone, and the oceanic zone.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013