Abyssopelagic or Abyss Zone- The fourth zone is named the Abyssopelagic Zone or the Abyss. It extends from 4000 meters to 6000 meters. The name, Abyssopelagic,
comes from the Greek word meaning "no bottom." The water temperature is close to freezing and there is absolutely no light. Not many creatures live in this layer. The few that do live here are invertebrates
such as squids. Intresting enough the mud that is on this layer is made from the small skeletons of the sea creatures that used to live here.
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