Aquatic habitat

• The aquatic habitat comprises all the water bodies on the planet. They are mainly:

Freshwater Habitat:

• Rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams are examples of freshwater habitat.

Freshwater habitat

Plants:

• Lotus, water lily

Animals:

• Frogs, fish, ducks, etc

Marine habitat:

• Oceans and seas form the largest habitat on the planet. 

Ocean

• A large variety of animals live in the marine habitat, from tiny plankton to the largest animal in the world - the blue whale.

Tiny organisms-Plankton

• Fish, whales, sharks, jellyfish, crabs, starfish, sea turtles, octopuses, and seaweeds are found in marine habitat.

• Tiny organisms called plankton are abundant in the marine habitat.
• Plankton is a source of food for many marine organisms.

Plankton

Coastal Habitat:

• Coastal habitat refers to the region where the land meets the sea.
• Estuaries are regions where saltwater (from the ocean) mixes with freshwater (from rivers or streams).
• These unique habitats provide shelter to several marine animals and birds.

Oysters

• Animals found here include crabs, oysters, waterfowls, and worms.

• Mangroves, seaweeds and marsh grasses are some of the plants found here.
• The Sundarban delta, spread across West Bengal and Bangladesh, is the largest mangrove forest in the world.

The Sundarban delta

• Coral reefs are rock-like structures made from the skeletons of small ocean animals called corals.

Coral reefs

• Besides corals, sea anemones, starfish, octopuses, sea urchins, and a variety of fish are found in coral reefs.

• Examples include the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and those of the Andaman and Nicobar islands in India.

Glimpse of coastal habitat