Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest in the world.In the west it is located between Eurasia and Australia, and in the east - between North and South America.In the south, the Pacific Ocean surrounding Antarctica.Since most of the waters of the Pacific Ocean is in the tropics, and the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean are extremely diverse.
diversity of fauna Pacific
in Indonesian waters is home to over 2,000 species of fish, but in the northern seas are only 300. Here you can find lots of different shellfish, sea urchins, which are descended from the ancient times.Well represented here and such amazing inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean as primitive genera of horseshoe crabs, ancient fish gilbertidiya and Jordan, giant oysters and mussels, huge clams - trёhsotkilogrammovy bivalve, fur seals, sea otters, dugong, sea lions, sea cucumbers.
Dugong
Startling beings are those inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean as dugongs.These mammals are more and downright fabulous title: siren, mermaid, mermaid - is a value contains translated from Malay word "dugong".And yet they are called "sea cows" - probably because they are like ordinary cows, how would graze on underwater "meadows", consisting of algae and sea grass.Dugongs pull his strong lips the whole plant with roots.By the nature of the inhabitants of the Pacific is extremely quiet and harmless.Therefore, they were subjected to exterminate people who are attracted to these creatures meat, fat and skin.In addition, it should be noted that dugongs are threatening oil spills and other pollution of the water environment, networks, fishing with dynamite.
Holothurians
Sea cucumbers or sea Potbelly - also interesting inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean.The fauna of the marine element is 1150 species of echinoderms.Many of the people eats - they are called sea cucumber.Holothurians different from all other echinoderms the fact that their body is elongated, worm-like, has no thorns.Some species of sea cucumber have a spherical shape.Furthermore, the capsule marine not lie on the bottom side, as do other members of this class.At sea cucumbers on the abdomen are three series of tentacle legs, through which sea cucumbers can move.They feed on plankton, these amazing creatures, organic residues, recycling bottom silt and sand from the bottom.During hazard holothurian could "shoot" from the anus and the back part of the bowel water with light, thereby distracting or discouraging attackers.Restoring the lost organs takes place quite quickly.
Kalan in the northern seas of the Pacific Ocean can be seen sea otter and sea otter - sometimes referred to as sea otters.These sea creatures of the Pacific Ocean are predatory mammals weasel family.This animal leads a semi-aquatic lifestyle, perfectly adapted to the habitat in the marine environment.But the most unique in the sea otters - that is what the sea otter is almost the only animal-neprimatami, use tools.
