The three images about are of some different animals you can find hanging out in the coral reef. One is a puffer fish, the second is a fish called a John Dory, and the third image is of brittle star.
The Great Barrier Reef is among the most complex ecosystems on the planet, providing habitat for a stunning variety and number of species. there are 1500 species of marine fish, 360 species of hard corals, 600 species of echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers), 500 species of seaweed, 400 species of sponges, a variety of marine mammals (whales, dolphins, dugongs), 6 species of marine turtles, 125 species of sharks. From what you learned about why the coral reef is where it is, what has to be special about these animals? Why can all animals live in the Great Barrier Reef? The images above are just some different kinds of fish and animals that live in the Great Barrier Reef.
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