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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

baleine à bosse
baleine à bosse
Megaptera novaeangliae
VU
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Chagrin
Rhincodon typus
EN
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Coelacanthe
Latimeria chalumnae
CR grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez
grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez
Tursiops truncatus
LC
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Grand requin blanc
Carcharodon carcharias
VU
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Grand requin marteau
Sphyrna mokarran
CR loutre, loutre deurope
loutre, loutre deurope
Lutra lutra
VU orque
orque
Orcinus orca
DD phoque commun
phoque commun
Phoca vitulina
NT
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pieuvre
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