Sealife guideThe green sea turtleChelonia mydas

Last updated on 06/13/2024 at 10:02 PM
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Green sea turtle
  • French name: Tortue de mer verte
  • Spanish name: Tortuga verde
  • Scientific name: Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Family name: Cheloniidae
  • Order name: Testudines
  • Class name: Sea reptiles
Did you know ?
The green sea turtle is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The green sea turtle appears in the IUCN Red List since 2004 within the category Endangered !
Within the same family
Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)
Flatback sea turtle
(Natator depressus)
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii)
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)
Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Olive ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea)
Sea turtle (7 espèces)
Sea turtle
(7 espèces)
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Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)
The marine species from northwestern Atlantic ocean
Banded cleaner shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
Banded cleaner shrimp
(Stenopus hispidus)
Green moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris)
Green moray eel
(Gymnothorax funebris)
Longspine squirrelfish (Holocentrus rufus)
Longspine squirrelfish
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Painted tunicate (Clavelina picta)
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Princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus)
Princess parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
Spotted goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus)
Spotted goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
West Indian sea egg (Tripneustes ventricosus)
West Indian sea egg
(Tripneustes ventricosus)

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