Sealife guideThe Cheloniidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !

Flatback sea turtle
(Natator depressus)
(Natator depressus)

Green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
(Chelonia mydas)

Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
(Eretmochelys imbricata)

Kemp's ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii)
(Lepidochelys kempii)

Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)
(Caretta caretta)

Olive ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea)
(Lepidochelys olivacea)

Sea turtles
(7 espèces)
(7 espèces)
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Baudroie commune
(Lophius piscatorius)
(Lophius piscatorius)
