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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 common bottlenose dolphin
common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
LC Epaulard
Epaulard
Orcinus orca
DD European otter
European otter
Lutra lutra
VU Common Seal
Common Seal
Phoca vitulina
NT Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
EN
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Saltwater Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
LC Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
VU
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Anchovy-Eater
Carcharodon carcharias
VU
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Basking shark
Rhincodon typus
EN
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Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
LC
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
LC
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Great Hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
CR Common Seahorse
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
VU
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Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
VU
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Coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
CR
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Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
LC
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Manta birostris
EN
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common Atlantic octopus
Octopus vulgaris