Antigua and Barbuda country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Previous occurrence from map (Ref. 1394, p. 207) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. Reported as Trichechus manatus manatus (Ref. 1522). C: Ref. 1522, M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ac.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://caricom-fisheries.com/antigua-fisheries/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Antillean manatee, ... more

Classification / Names / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Sirenia (Dugongs and manatees) > Trichechidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

ड़िमरसल; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा; गहराई सीमा 0 - 13 m (Ref. 116169), usually 2 - 5 m (Ref. 81178). Tropical; 38°N - 21°S, 89°W - 35°W

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Western Atlantic: Trichechus manatus manatus: from the coasts and rivers of Mexico to as far south to Rio Doce, Brazil including the Orinoco and Amazon; Trichechus manatus latirostris: from the Florida Peninsula to Rhode Island. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 390 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 1394); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 1.6 t (Ref. 1394)

Found in coastal marine, brackish and freshwater areas. Feeds on aquatic plants, (i.e. water hyacinths and marine seagrasses, algae, parts of mangrove trees, floating and shoreline vegetation); invertebrates (i.e. tunicates); and fish they remove from fishing nets (Ref. 1394). Found in coastal marine, brackish and freshwater areas (Ref. 1394), where primary habitat consists of rivers, coastal lagoons and bays and mangrove islands (Ref. 86755). Feeds on aquatic plants, (i.e. water hyacinths and marine seagrasses, algae, parts of mangrove trees, floating and shoreline vegetation); invertebrates (i.e. tunicates); and fish they remove from fishing nets (Ref. 1394).