Published December 31, 1993 | Version v1
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Dugong dugon

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Description

Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776). Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl., p. 21.

TYPE LOCALITY: Cape of Good Hope to the Philippines.

DISTRIBUTION: Tropical coastal waters of Indian and W Pacific Oceans.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I, except Australian population which is Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: australis, cetacea, dugung, hemprichii, indicus, lottum, tabernaculi.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Husar (1978a, Mammalian Species, 88).

Notes

Published as part of Don E. Wilson, 1993, Order Sirenia, pp. 365-366 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 365, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353132

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Muller
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Sirenia
Family
Dugongidae
Genus
Dugong
Species
dugon
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Dugong dugon (Muller, 1776) sec. Wilson, 1993

References

  • Husar, S. L. 1978 a. Dugong dugon. Mammalian Species, 88: 1 - 7.