1. Photic/Surface/Pelagic zone
- Epipelagic: surface to 200 m deep
- Mesopelagic: 200 to 1000 m deep
2. Dysphotic or Twilight Zone
- Bathypelagic: 1000 to 4000 m
3. Aphotic or Midnight Zone
- Abyssopelagic: 4000 to 6000 m
-Hadalpelagic (Trenches or Deep Sea): More than 6000 m