If you dive out just past the continental slope and look at the living things on the ocean floor which zone are you exploring

Lies just beyond the continental slope is the open ocean zone and it has three subzones namely the epipelagic (sunlit zone), mesopelagic (disphotic zone) and bathypelagic zones (aphotic zone). The oceanic zone covers 65% of the ocean's water and where different types of terrains can be found. From deep trenches, deep sea volcanoes and basins. A variety of sea creatures can also be found on each subzone.