1. aphotic - Adjective
2. aphotic - Adjective Satellite
lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight
Source: WordNetthe aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs Source: Internet
Narwhals, being black, hunt in large pods in the aphotic zone, but their underbelly still remains white to remain camouflaged when something is looking directly up or down at them. Source: Internet
Theoretically, some fish eyes can detect light as deep as 1000 m. At these depths of the aphotic zone, the only sources of light are organisms themselves, giving off light through chemical reactions in a process called bioluminescence. Source: Internet
Some biofluorescence in the aphotic zone is merely a byproduct of the organism’s tissue biochemistry and does not have a functional purpose. Source: Internet