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Marine Neritic

Code: 9 Level 1

Description

Shallow ocean waters over the continental shelf, from the low-tide mark to about 200m depth. The neritic zone includes coral reefs, seagrass beds, and kelp forests, hosting exceptional marine biodiversity and most commercial fisheries.

Species in this Habitat 19

Buckelwal
Buckelwal
Megaptera novaeangliae
VU
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Gemeiner Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
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Großer Hammerhai
Sphyrna mokarran
CR Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler
Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler
Tursiops truncatus
LC
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Komoren-Quastenflosser
Latimeria chalumnae
CR
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Menschenhai
Carcharodon carcharias
VU Otter, Fischotter
Otter, Fischotter
Lutra lutra
VU
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Rauhhai
Rhincodon typus
EN Schwertwal
Schwertwal
Orcinus orca
DD Seehund
Seehund
Phoca vitulina
NT
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Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
LC
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
LC
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Saltwater Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
LC Common Seahorse
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
VU Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
VU Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
EN
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Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
LC
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Manta birostris
EN
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Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
VU