Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Turtle
Category: Sea Turtles
Scientific Name: Eretmochelys imbricata
Size: 1 to 3.5 ft.  
Depth: 0-70 ft. (0-21 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  └Reptilia (Superclass)
   └Testudines (Order)
    └Chelonioidea (Superfamily)
     └Cheloniidae (Family)
      └Eretmochelys (Genus)
       └E. imbricata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 137207🔗
iNaturalist ID: 39672🔗

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