Abyssopelagic Zone (midnight zone)
The abyssopelagic zone is located 13,000 to 20,000 feet beneath the ocean's surface. There is never any sort of sunlight that can reach these depths, and the only light in this zones comes from the different organisms that live within it. The temperature in the abyssopelagic zone stays consistent around 35 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit. The types of creatures that live here have to be efficient on energy like those in the bathypelagic zone. These creatures must also be able to survive in huge amounts of pressure. If we were to travel to these depths, our bodies would be crushed.
The anglerfish is a fish that lives in the abyssopelagic zone. Its kingdom is animilia, its phylum is chordata, and its genus is melanocetus. Anglerfish feed on many different animals that are smaller than it, and it uses it vertebrae that stick out in front of them to attract their prey. The anglerfish will use the protrusion to imitate a smaller and weaker organism that other fish would want to eat. The anglerfish would slowly bait the fish into its mouth and bite down on its prey. The anglerfish can also illuminate its protruding vertebrae by using different phytoplankton in the abyssopelagic zone. This illumination will attract organisms and the anglerfish can hunt without moving very far. The anglerfish is well adapted to live in the abyssopelagic zone because it does not have to use much energy hunting because it can sit and wait for prey to come to it. The protruding vertebrae can also allow for the anglerfish to maneuver around the ocean and feel its way around like antennas on insects.
The anglerfish is a fish that lives in the abyssopelagic zone. Its kingdom is animilia, its phylum is chordata, and its genus is melanocetus. Anglerfish feed on many different animals that are smaller than it, and it uses it vertebrae that stick out in front of them to attract their prey. The anglerfish will use the protrusion to imitate a smaller and weaker organism that other fish would want to eat. The anglerfish would slowly bait the fish into its mouth and bite down on its prey. The anglerfish can also illuminate its protruding vertebrae by using different phytoplankton in the abyssopelagic zone. This illumination will attract organisms and the anglerfish can hunt without moving very far. The anglerfish is well adapted to live in the abyssopelagic zone because it does not have to use much energy hunting because it can sit and wait for prey to come to it. The protruding vertebrae can also allow for the anglerfish to maneuver around the ocean and feel its way around like antennas on insects.