Arctic: Spitsbergen (Sturfjord at 108-121 m); north, central and eastern parts of the Barents Sea (91-300m); off Nova Zemlya and in the Kara Sea; in the Shokalskii Straight and western part of the Laptev Sea (27-196 m)
Definition: The mariine bathyal zone biome comprises regions of the marine benthic biome between approximately 200 m and 3000 m depth. This zone generally coincides with the continental slope.