U.S.News & World Report described it this way: “Reefs are the marine equivalent of tropical rain forests, teeming with a profusion of living forms: undulating sea fans and sea whips, feathery crinoids, neon - hued fish and sponges, shrimp, lobster and starfish, as well as fearsome sharks and giant moray eels.
प्रवाल जल - शैल सभी समुद्री पारितंत्रों में सबसे ज़्यादा जैविक रीति से उत्पादक भी हैं । यू. एस.