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Species Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Hawksbill Turtle

 

Introduction

According to Fritz and Havas (2007: 168), '[t]raditionally two subpecies are distinguished, Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), occurring in the Atlantic Ocean, and E. I. bissa (Rüppell, 1835), distributed in the Pacific and Indian Oceans'.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Timor Sea, Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Arafura Sea; also pan-tropical, extending into temperate regions.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Algae feeder, 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 04-Nov-2013 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)