There are 210 species of creatures on the seabed. There are currently 210,000 known marine species, and the true number is estimated to be more than 10 times that number, or 2.1 million species.
20,278 species of marine life have been recorded in the waters under our jurisdiction. Marine life belongs to 5 biological kingdoms and 44 biological phyla. Among them, the animal kingdom has the most species, with. 12,794 species. The prokaryotic kingdom has at least 229 species.
Scientists around the world are currently engaged in an unprecedented collaborative effort to identify and catalog all marine life. How many kinds of creatures are there in the ocean?
A survey report integrating global ocean data has been published. There are currently 15,304 recorded species of marine fish, and it is expected that there will eventually be around 20,000 species of marine fish. There are currently 210 000 known marine species, and their real number is estimated at more than 10 times this number, or 2.1 million species.