Undersea fauna © Ariel Fuchs
The wildlife is much richer in the sea than on the ground with 240 species of green, brown, red or blue seaweeds, 180 species of coral, 27 sea mammal species (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and all existing sea turtles species. About 800 fish species live around the Marshall Islands. Among the most numerous, you find marlins, tuna, wahoos, mahimahis, barracudas and basking sharks. On the ground, the Pacific rat is the only endemic species.