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Eretmochelys imbricata
Photo take at -70 ft in a Caribbean reef. A small sea turtle chiefly of tropical waters that has a narrow pointed beak, two claws on each forelimb, and a carapace of overlapping thick horny plates of browntypically mottled with yellow.
Found predominantly in tropical reefs of the Indian, Pacific, Atlantic oceans.
The World Conservation Union. classifies the Hawksbill as critically endangered
Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 22, 2012
17 Comments
Thanks Ashley and Atul :)
Awesome photos!
Thanks Blogie Thanks Atul
lovely!!
Lovely shots!! I wish I could get this close to them one of these days...
tHanks Sydgiggles
Thanks Melissa
This is a gorgeous picture!!! Love it.
Yes its very rare but there is a local reef where we seen them often in a very flat reef whit allot of sponges where they like to feed.
that to at - 70 ft !!
Yes is a very nice filling to see them.
Nice experience to see it when its an endangered species :)
Thanks Jeannette and Emma
Beautiful,Gerardo Aizpuru
Lovely creature :)
Thanks Karen
Gorgeous!