Dugong dugon (Müller 1776)

[Trichechus] dugon Müller 1776, Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl.: 21.

Type Locality: Cape of Good Hope to the Philippines.

Vernacular Names: Dugong.

Synonyms: Dugong australis (Retzius 1794); Dugong dugung (Erxleben 1777); Dugong hemprichii (Ehrenberg 1832); Dugong indicus (Boddaert 1785); Dugong lottum (Ehrenberg 1832); Dugong malayana (Owen 1875); Dugong syren (Brookes 1828); Dugong tabernaculi (Rüppell 1834) .

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

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered except in Palau, where it is Proposed Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.

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