Shedding light on the ocean's "twilight zone" | FAO Stories | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO’s new illustrated guide is improving knowledge of fish in the Atlantic Ocean FAO’s illustrated guide helps scientists and researchers identify the fish in the ocean’s mesopelagic zone, which stretches between 200 and 1 000 metres down from the surface. © Rich Carey /shutterstock.com 22/12/2020 Deep below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, glowing objects glide through the inky black depths. On closer inspection, it is clear that they are actually a special group of fish, lanternfish, who get their name from their incredible ability to produce light. Lanternf...
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