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The midnight zone of the ocean, also called the aphotic zone, receives no sunlight, which means photosynthesis cannot occur at these extreme depths. Therefore, in order to consume prey and survive, the animals that live in these harsh conditions have to rely on other animals, carcasses that sink to their level from above or bacteria that is produce directly from the Earth because of chemical energy from methane and sulfides. The following is a list of animals that can survive in the midnight zone of the ocean: Anglerfish Blobfish Coffinfish Dragonfish Fangtooth Giant isopods Giant squid Gulper eel Jellyfish Lizardfish Megamouth shark Sea cucumbers Smaller squids Vampire squid Viper fish These are just a few examples of marine life in the aphotic zone. There are many more different types of strange creatures that can survive in the midnight zone of the ocean.
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What is the order of ocean zones?
Sunlight zone Twilight zone Midnight zone
Do narwhals live in the midnight zone?
No, Narwhales live in the twilight zone, and the light zone.
What do hatchet fish eat in the midnight zone?
they are in the twilight zone and feed at night in the sunlight zone
What animals live in midnight ocean zone?
The animals that live in the midnight zone are bioluminescent jellyfish, angler fish, tube worms, and a lot of phytoplankton
What are the advantages for sea creatures to lay there eggs on dryland?
sea legs
What creatures live in midnight zone?
sea cuccumber & angler fish
What creatures live in the midnight zone?
sperm whales, viper fish are just two examples
WHAT SEA creatures are in the Twilight Zone?
Angler fish, Benthic sharks.
What are the sea creatures in the hot zone?
These are only SOME of the sea creatures...: Pale octopus, Yeti cram, sea anemones, stalked barnacles and a seven-pronged starfish.
Why is it difficult for many sea creatures to live in the intertidal zone?
The intertial zone is where the ocean meets the shore
What zone does the squid live in out of the sunlight zone the Twilight Zone or the midnight zone?
midnight zone?
If there is a midnight zone what other zones are they?
The sunlight zone and the midnight zone
What plants live in the Open Sea Zone?
no plants can live in the midnight zone, there is only a few fish includeing angler fish, tripod fish, sea cucumbers, snipe eels, opussum shrip, black swallowers, and vampirer squid.
What is the salinity in the midnight zone?
the salinity in the midnight zone is a kind of high amount
What is the section of the ocean that receives no sunlight?
The really deep, bottom layer of the ocean.
What zone is known as midnight zone?
the lowest part of the ocean where it is so dark that it looks like midnight
What is the permanently dark zone of the ocean?
The midnight zone and the abyssal zone
