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· Mesopelagic = Gk term referring to depths from 200 m to 1.000 m.
· Micro - = (Gk) small, little, also spelled mikro - (i.e. Mikrogeophagus) ...
The midwater, or mesopelagic zone, located between the ocean's photosynthetic surface and the sea's deep dark bethnic layer, only accounts for one quarter of the entire ocean and yet it contains the majority of the ocean's biomass.
 See also: Pelvic fin, Pectoral fin, Systematics, Taxonomy, Anus
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