Common Musk Turtle
Sterotherus odoratus
Size: to 4.5"
Habitat: in and around water
Notes: Also known as 'Stinkpots'. Often bad-smelling, sometimes snappy, and a nimble climber. Occasionally, this little turtle is even found in trees.
- Type:
- artificial reef, minesweeper, US Navy, later converted to purse seiner
- Built:
- 1944, Tampa Shipbuilding, Tampa FL USA as AM-215 Cruise
- Specs:
- ( 184 x 33 ft ) 650 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday, Dec 10, 2007 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°30.910' -74°30.597'
- Depth:
- 120 ft
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