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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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고래상어
Rhincodon typus
EN
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백상아리
Carcharodon carcharias
VU 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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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 Buckelwal
Buckelwal
Megaptera novaeangliae
VU
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common Atlantic octopus
Octopus vulgaris
 common bottlenose dolphin
common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
LC