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Species Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Pacific Ridley

 

Generic Combinations

  • Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Also pan-tropical extending into temperate regions; according to Fritz and Havas (2007), '[w]armer parts of Indian and Pacific Oceans and of southern Atlantic'.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Aquatic, continental shelf, coral reef, migratory, noctidiurnal, oceanic, oviparous, piscivore, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Seasonal breeder.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
08-Mar-2011 08-Jul-2014 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)