▁island ▁tropical ▁forest ▁e cos ystem s ▁( 3 . 8 % ), ▁and ▁marine ▁waters ▁( 8 9 . 8 %). ▁Some ▁ 4 6 ▁species ▁of ▁plant ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁on ▁the ▁islands , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Bru gu iera ▁and ▁Av ic enn ia ▁species , ▁N yp a ▁fr ut icans , ▁Metro x yl on ▁s agu , ▁Cas u arina ▁equ is et ifolia , ▁and ▁Terminal ia ▁c ata ppa . ▁ ▁The ▁cor al ▁re ef ▁e cos ystem ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cor al ▁Tri angle ▁region . ▁In ▁the ▁park , ▁ 1 5 0 ▁species ▁of ▁cor al ▁have ▁been ▁recorded , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁families ▁and ▁distributed ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁islands . ▁Among ▁these ▁are ▁colon ies ▁of ▁blue ▁cor al , ▁black ▁cor al , ▁Le pt oser is ▁species , ▁My ced ium ▁ele ph ant ot us , ▁and ▁Al cy on ace a ▁or ▁soft ▁cor als . ▁The ▁percentage ▁of ▁live ▁cor al ▁coverage ▁var ies ▁from ▁between ▁ 3 0 - 4 0 % ▁to ▁ 6 4 - 6 5 %. ▁ ▁Over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁fish ▁species ▁inhab it ▁the ▁park , ▁among ▁them ▁but ter fly fish , ▁dam self ish , ▁par rot fish , ▁rabb it fish , ▁c low n fish ▁and ▁sh arks ▁including ▁wh ale ▁sh arks . ▁Species ▁of ▁m oll usc ▁include ▁cow ry , ▁St rom