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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

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Africano
Carcharodon carcharias
VU Ballena jorobada
Ballena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
VU
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Cachona
Sphyrna mokarran
CR
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Celacanto
Latimeria chalumnae
CR
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Dámero
Rhincodon typus
EN Delfín tonina
Delfín tonina
Tursiops truncatus
LC Foca común
Foca común
Phoca vitulina
NT Nutria
Nutria
Lutra lutra
VU Orca común
Orca común
Orcinus orca
DD
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pulpo
Octopus vulgaris
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Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
LC
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
LC Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
VU Common Seahorse
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
VU
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Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
VU
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Saltwater Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
LC
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Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
LC
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Manta birostris
EN Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
EN