The bathypelagic zone or midnight zone can be as deep as 20,000 feet. No sunlight reaches this zone so it is freezing and completely dark. It also has a very intense water pressure which can be as great as two tons per square inch! Just like the mesopelagic zone, there are no plants and even fewer organisms. Some organisms in this zone are vampire squid, giant squid, amphipod, slime stars, snake dragon fish, anglerfish, oarfish, gulper eel. The sperm whale even dives to these depths to search for food. Only about one percent of all ocean species live in this zone, and some don’t have eyes! What a tough life.

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