TRICHECHIDAE, Gill, 1872
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6608369 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6607698 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5388786-FFE8-FFB4-635E-FE17F806FB49 |
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Diego |
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TRICHECHIDAE |
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Family TRICHECHIDAE View in CoL
(MANATELES)
• Medium to large sirenians with pectoral flippers, no external hindlimbs, and spatulate (spoon-shaped) tail flukes.
• 250-390 cm. View Figure
• Nearctic, Neotropical, and Afrotropical Regions. View Figure
• ‘Tropical and subtropical shallow Atlantic coastal waters, lagoons, estuaries, large rivers and tributaries where passage permits.
• 1 genus, 3 species, 4 taxa.
• 3 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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