Dugong Lacépède 1799

Dugong Lacépède 1799, Tabl. Div. Subd. Orders Genres Mammiferes, Vol. 14: 17.

Type Species: Dugong indicus Lacépède 1799

Synonyms: Amblychilus Fischer von Waldheim 1814; Dugongidus Gray 1821; Dugungus Tiedemann 1808; Halicore Illiger 1811; Platystomus G. Fischer 1803 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Dugong dugon (Müller 1776)

Discussion: See Husar (1978, Mammalian Species, 88), McKenna and Bell (1997). Halicora Fleming, 1822 is an incorrect subsequent spelling of Halicore Illiger.