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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

Polar bear
Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
VU blue whale
blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
VU Buckelwal
Buckelwal
Megaptera novaeangliae
VU common bottlenose dolphin
common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
LC Epaulard
Epaulard
Orcinus orca
DD
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sperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus
VU Emperor Penguin
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
NT
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Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
LC Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
EN 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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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
LC
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Great Hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
CR
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Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
VU
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Manta birostris
EN