Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Sighting evidence at Million Dollar Point, Espiritu Santo
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Hawksbills navigate the rusted hulks of machinery in search of sponges, their narrow pointed beaks perfectly adapted to extract these organisms from tight crevices. As near-exclusive sponge feeders, they prevent sponges from overgrowing and smothering corals, performing an ecological service essential to reef health that no other large vertebrate replicates.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Hawksbill Sea Turtle is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.