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What is the name of the zone where water is deeper than 200 meters called?

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aphotic zone

The aphotic zone is water deeper than 200 meters. This is where too little sunlight penetrates for photosynthesis to occur. As a result, producers must make "food" by chemosynthesis , or the food must drift down from the water above.

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