Question

This is an anglerfish. There are more than 200 species of anglerfish, most of which live in the darkness of the Atlantic and Antarctic oceans, up to a mile below the surface. In which zones are there most likely to be anglerfish?
1)epipelagic and mesopelagic
2)epipelagic
3)abyssopelagic and hadopelagic
4)mesopelagic and bathypelagic

Answer 1

Anglerfish are predominantly found in the deeper zones of the ocean. The most likely zones where you would encounter anglerfish are:

**4) mesopelagic and bathypelagic**

The mesopelagic zone extends from about 200 meters to 1,000 meters deep, while the bathypelagic zone goes from 1,000 meters to about 4,000 meters. Many species of anglerfish inhabit these darker, deeper waters.