Dark upper shell, pale belly, large high head, deep body, five large plates along side of back, three scales behind eye. Adults live for about 50 years.
Information
Max Size: 2100 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.3-29.4°C
Depth: 0-61m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Open ocean, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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