Nepheloid layer

Nepheloid layers can impact the accuracy of instruments when measuring bathymetry as well as affect the types of marine life in an area.

[4] Nepheloid layers are more likely to form based on patterns of deep ocean circulation that directly affect the abyssal plain.

A prominent nepheloid layer exists in the Gulf of Mexico extending from the delta of the Brazos River to South Padre Island.

[2] The layer of turbid water can begin as shallow as 20 meters and is caused mostly by clay run-off from multiple rivers.

[7] Many species of polychaete worms, amphipods, and brittle stars inhabit the benthic surface and can also be accompanied by some secondary consumers such as flounders, shrimp, crabs, and starfishes.