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Nematode SS were defined by a median length of 951 μm (range: 223–4289 μm) and a median width of 33 μm (range: 12–109 μm). SS revealed a dominant long/slender morphotype (e.g., <i>Paramicrolaimus</i> sp., <i>Filoncholaimus</i> sp., and <i>Ledovitia</i> sp.), better adapted to the very fine sediments of the deep sea, whereas stout/short nematodes (mostly <i>Desmoscolex</i> sp., <i>Greeffiella</i> sp., and <i>Quadricoma</i> sp.) were less abundant. Water-depth gradient significantly influenced mean individual (IB) and total biomasses likely because reduced availability of organic carbon with depth. The two deepest sites had particularly high mean IB suggesting local sources of organic carbon in the abyssal region related to the Perdido belt oil field. The most abundant trophic group was microbial feeder sucker (56%), followed by microbial feeder scraper (23%), and predator ingester (20%). The mean IB of predator nematodes was significantly larger than that of nematode preys. 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