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Marine Oceanic
Code: 10
Level 1
Description
Open ocean waters beyond the continental shelf, from the surface to the mesopelagic zone. This vast habitat supports pelagic species including cetaceans, tunas, sharks, seabirds, and complex planktonic food webs.
Species in this Habitat 16
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Anchovy-Eater
Carcharodon carcharias
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
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Basking shark
Rhincodon typus
blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Buckelwal
Megaptera novaeangliae
common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Epaulard
Orcinus orca
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Manta birostris
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Great Hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
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Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
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Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
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sperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus