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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

Carcharodon carcharias

Buckelwal

Megaptera novaeangliae

common bottlenose dolphin

Physeter macrocephalus

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus