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One of the most peculiar hot spots for marine species in the world, the Red Sea exhibits a high level of aquatic species endemism. It is the sole habitat for 5.8 % of the world’s endemic scleractinian corals; 12.6 % of the world’s endemic polychaetes, 8.1 % of the world’s echinoderms, 16.5 % of the world’s endemic ascidians, and 11 % of the world’s endemic reef fishes. Also, 33 % of recorded crustaceans in the Red Sea are known to be endemic there. These high endemism levels exceed those at the related, nearby areas of the Northeastern Indian Ocean, as the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. The endemic fauna of the Red Sea is similar to that of the Western Gulf of Aden but different from the Eastern Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Gulf. However, the Red Sea is subjected to massive anthropogenic activities of economic and touristic natures. These activities led to the sequence of events of ¨evil-quartet¨; i.e., over-harvesting, destruction of habitats, the introduction of specie

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