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mesopelagic

adj

Etymology

From meso- + pelagic.

  1. derived from πελαγικός
  2. derived from pelagicus
  3. prefixed as mesopelagic — “meso + pelagic”

Definitions

  1. Describing the pelagic zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic…

    Describing the pelagic zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones, characterized by very minimal light.

    • For those animals living in the mesopelagic zone, where some light downwells from the surface, a visual predator looking up at them could see a silhouette.

  2. A mesopelagic fish

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