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A Dictionary of Zoology

abyssal Applied to the deepest part of the ocean, below about 2000 m. The abyssal zone covers approximately 75% of the ocean floor. Compare BATHYAL; NERITIC.

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	abyssal fish abyssal fish Fish that live in the deepest part of the ocean, below about 2000 m. Many abyssal species have prominent snouts; a tapering, rat-tailed body consisting of flabby, watery tissue; and a lightweight skeleton. Read more
	abyssal abyssal Applied to the deepest part of the ocean, below about 2000 m. The abyssal zone lies seaward of, and deeper than, the bathyal zone , and covers approximately 75 per cent of the ocean floor. It is... Read more
	abyssal zone abyssal zone The lower depths of the ocean (below approximately 2000 metres), where there is effectively no light penetration. Abyssal organisms are adapted for living under high pressures in cold dark conditions. See also aphotic zone . Read more
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	abyssal plain abyssal plain Smooth, almost level area of the deep-ocean floor in which the gradient is likely to be as low as 1: 10 000. The covering sediments are usually thin deposits of a pelagic ooze or distal turbidite . Read more

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