Lanternfish
Myctophidae
- Depth
- 200–1,000 m by day
- Trait
- Rows of light-organs along the belly; rises toward the surface to feed each night.
Depth
1,219m
The bathypelagic
Adescent.
Adescent.
220 m · The twilight zone
900 m · The midnight zone
Vampire squid
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
- Depth
- 600–1,200 m
- Trait
- Lives where oxygen is scarcest; fires glowing mucus instead of ink.
1,800 m · The bathypelagic
Anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
- Depth
- 1,000–2,000 m
- Trait
- A glowing lure on a stalk draws prey to a mouth of needle teeth.
3,500 m · The abyssal zone
Dumbo octopus
Grimpoteuthis
- Depth
- 3,000–4,000 m
- Trait
- The deepest-living of all octopuses; swims by flapping two ear-like fins.
4,000 m · abyssal
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