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marine ecosystem. It is a habitat squid, sea urchins, giant clams, sea
for more than a million marine living cucumbers, copepods, Sergestid
species. The fish density in the area shrimps, arrow worms and other big
is 100 times higher compared to the and small organisms. Freshwater
wide sea. Among the marine flora fish is among the famous fish in
include phytoplankton, seaweed and Malaysia and it consists of arowana,
seagrass. silver catfish, tilapia, carp, toman
and snakehead. The habitat of deep-
Freshwater habitats such as the sea fish in Malaysia is very attractive
tributary that flows slowly and river with a variety of fishes such as
of high tide can provide shelter to lionfish, also known as zebrafish and
3 | NATIONAL PROFILE a variety of aquatic invertebrate clown fish.
fauna and various types of fish.
Marine fauna include fish, cuttlefish,
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for more than a million marine living cucumbers, copepods, Sergestid
species. The fish density in the area shrimps, arrow worms and other big
is 100 times higher compared to the and small organisms. Freshwater
wide sea. Among the marine flora fish is among the famous fish in
include phytoplankton, seaweed and Malaysia and it consists of arowana,
seagrass. silver catfish, tilapia, carp, toman
and snakehead. The habitat of deep-
Freshwater habitats such as the sea fish in Malaysia is very attractive
tributary that flows slowly and river with a variety of fishes such as
of high tide can provide shelter to lionfish, also known as zebrafish and
3 | NATIONAL PROFILE a variety of aquatic invertebrate clown fish.
fauna and various types of fish.
Marine fauna include fish, cuttlefish,
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