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No. of Animals recorded/estimated (List):
The island does not have any reef area so no coral were recorded here. Among the marine invertebrates, 6 species of crabs, 6 species of prawn, 1 species of barnacles, 1 species of lobster, 5 species of gastropods and 10 species of bivalve.
Garu Island
No. of Plants/macroalgae recorded/estimated (List):
A total of 14 species recorded, belonging to 10 families and 12 genera. Mainly scrub type vegetation like, Grewia tenax, Zizyphus nummularia, Euphorbia nivulia, Commiphora wightii and Indigofera oblongifolia most common here.
Area: 20 ha
Population of Dwellers: 0
Threats to the Island:
Fishermen community
Any other pertinent information:
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