The less-common commercial fish and many corals that reach the northernmost extent of their range in Hong Kong remain poorly documented,not to mention the myriad of less familiar worms,urchins,starfish,sea pens and the more microscopicplanktonic forms.

• 然而，在文献纪载方面，即使一些具商业价值但不大普遍的鱼类，以及生长在本港极北地区的珊瑚品种，也少有纪载，更遑论成千上万不太为人熟悉的蠕虫、海胆、海星、雌鹄及更微细的浮游生物。