After decades of investigation and research by marine scientists and technicians, 20,278 species of marine life have been recorded in the waters under our jurisdiction. These marine organisms belong to 5 biological kingdoms and 44 phyla. Among them, the animal kingdom has the most species (12794), and the kingdom of Monnella has the least species (229). The species of marine life in China accounts for about 10% of the total species of marine life in the world, accounting for 50%.
Marine animals are the general name of heterotrophs in the ocean. The ocean is an important life support system, and marine animals are an important part of the biological world.