Littoral Zone ( near Shore ) Littoral Vertebrates animals includes small crustaceans , insect , larvae , snails , Hydra Lake Ecosystem Classification 1. Littoral Zone ( near Shore ) Littoral Zone is a Part of a sea , river or lake that is closer to the shore 2. Limnetic Zone it is well-lit open surface water in a lake away from the shore 3. Photic Zone Photic Zone is a deep zone of an inland body of freestanding water such as lake or pond located below the range of effective light penetration. 4. Benthic Zone 5. Profundal Zone Zones of Fresh water Bodies Some Major Ecosystem Chapter No.26 Biology Part 2