Tropical Seas

The open tropical seas cover more of the Earth than any other habiat.

Most of this is taken up by what is known as the tropical Indo-Pacific. The combination of seas makes up the largest biogeographical region on Earth. It includes a huge area, from eastern Africa, through India, across SEAsia, northern Australia, and three quarters of the way across the Pacific.

Within this area are shared, common groups of seashore plants, mangroves, seagrasses, coral, seashells, fish, and birds. This is because many marine organisms are found over a very wide geographical range. This section covers the plants and animals of the open areas of this region.

Underneath the water on the open sea are a range of animals. Some of them are well known for being dangerous.
How dangerous is the blue bottle jellyfish?
Most notorious are the sharks. Another group of animals many visitors seem worried about when swimming in tropical seas are the Sea snakes

More commonly seen, and much more popular with the general public, are the dolphins. The two most commonly seen species in the tropical seas would have to be the spinner and bottlenose. Where can I see these dolphins?

Ecosystem Guides book: "Ocean Surfaces of Australasia"