Pacific turtles

The Pacific turtles are a relatively diverse species. Turtles are occasionally seen in our country, but this is because people catch them for consumption, causing their numbers to become increasingly desolate. Currently, many coastal countries regard them as protected animals, which also protects them to a certain extent. Got it.

Chinese name: Tingjing Ocean Turtle

Other name :Olive turtle, sea turtle, olive turtle

Latin name:Lepidochelys olivacea

English name:Oliv e Ridley Sea Turtle

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Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum: strong>Vertebrate subphylum

Class:Protozoa

< strong>Order: Turtles

Suborder: Turtles

Family: Turonidae

Genus: Olivia

Separation:Separated in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, respectively from the Gulf of California to Chile.

Customs: Rest in the shallow waters of Hotai and grow in this area. In areas with a water depth of 80 to 110 m, olive ridley turtles can be caught using a trawl net used to catch shrimp.

Growing method: They lay eggs from September to January of the following year, and there are clusters of landings to lay eggs during growth. After laying eggs, they move around the sea area around the nest area or in separate feeding areas.

Food habits: Omnivorous, eating benthic and wandering crustaceans, molluscs, jellyfish and other invertebrates, and occasionally eating Fish eggs and plant foods are also eaten.

Body size: The smallest among marine turtles, the average nail length is about 600 mm, no more than 800 mm.

Maintenance status: It has been listed as a national level II critical protection animal.

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