What kind of animal is Crush?

Crush is a sea turtle in Finding Nemo.

He is specifically portrayed as a green sea turtle who lives in the ocean and travels through the East Australian Current. Crush meets Marlin and Dory while they are trying to reach Sydney, then helps them navigate the current and reassures the anxious Marlin about raising Nemo.

Crush is voiced by Andrew Stanton, the film’s director and co-writer. His laid-back personality and surfer-style speech are part of the film’s comedy. His son, Squirt, travels with him and joins the journey through the current.

A common mix-up is calling Crush a tortoise or simply a generic turtle. Tortoises are land-dwelling reptiles, while Crush is a marine turtle. The film’s other major turtle detail is that Crush is not the only sea turtle in the current: he is traveling with a larger group.