| Citation | Rice, D.W., 1998 Marine Mammals of the World Systematics and Distribution. Special Publication number 4: The Society for Marine Mammalogy. 231p. |
| Réf. | 1522 Rice, D.W., 1998 |
| Page | 129-130 |
| Nommé Utilisé comme valide | Trichechus manatus |
| Localité | |
| Distribution | USA, Bahamas, Scotland, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Greater and Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Rio Orinoco, Amazon, Brazil, Panama. |