Open AccessFirst record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)
Author(s) -
Gianni Insacco,
Filippo Spadola
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
shilap revista de lepidopterología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.338
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2340-4078
pISSN - 0300-5267
DOI - 10.13128/acta_herpetol-8540
Subject(s) - mediterranean climate , mediterranean sea , fishery , sea turtle , oceanography , turtle (robot) , geography , geology , biology , archaeology
In this work the authors describe the first case of Lepidochelys kempii stranding (Garman, 1880) happened in Italian waters (Sicily, Messina) and considered to be the fifth in the entire Mediterranean Sea. A young individual was recovered with a longline hook in its oesophageal.
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