abyssal zone


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Noun1.Abyssal zone - the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no lightabyssal zone - the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light
Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean
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Museums Victoria ichthyologist Martin Gomon said the gathering in Hobart was the first systematic attempt to examine life at abyssal zone depths anywhere along Australia's vast coastline.
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A study showed that Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes including rays and skates) are absent from the abyssal zone (8).
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It lies in the hadal zone beyond the abyssal zone, and plunges down to a water depth of around 11 kilometers.
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