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There are many similarities between Antarctic seas and the deep ocean the principal ones being that both are cold and dark. Antarctic high latitude basins are effectively dark for the duration of the Antarctic winter. Even during summer, ice cover extensively reduces light levels, and the continental shelf is deeper (∼600 m) than for other continents (∼200 m).
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Montgomery, J.C., Macdonald, J.A. (1998). Evolution of Sensory Systems: A Comparison of Antarctic and Deep-Sea Ichthyofauna. In: Fishes of Antarctica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2157-0_28
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