Pulling from my limited memory of Marine Biology class, the characteristics of a mermaid from the hadopelagic zone (Sea floor, lowest parts of the ocean) would be:
Absolutely no eyes. There’s no light to see by when you’re that far down, so eyes would be rendered useless.
HUGE mouths, the huger the better. Again, you can’t see anything down there, so most of what you eat is stuff that just kinda falls into your mouth. Bigger mouth=more of a chance to catch something.
Gigantic size, as was touched upon above. One theory for why this is, is that a larger body helps you withstand the immense water pressure that is constantly crushing you when you live so deep underwater.
Fat, very fat. The ocean floor is a buffet, as anything that dies either gets eaten by another animal or sinks down to the bottom. Whale carcasses are usually found down in the deep with a large variety of animals all snacking on it. Also, you won’t be moving around all that much since unnecessary movement is just a waste of energy.
Now, if you want to have your mermaid have gigantic, unnervingly blank eyes, along with bioluminescence for the added aesthetic, then the more shallower parts of the deep ocean would be more suitable. That way you have a little light to see by, and therefore both your eyes and your bioluminescence have a purpose.
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