Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor but support twenty-five percent of all marine species.
Why it is true
This incredible biodiversity makes coral reefs the richest marine ecosystems on the planet, providing habitat and food for countless species of fish, mollusks, and other organisms.
Source: Marine Biology
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