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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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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.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Antillean manatee, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Sirenia (Dugongs and manatees) > Trichechidae ()

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

Demersal; Água doce; estuarina; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 13 m (Ref. 116169), usually 2 - 5 m (Ref. 81178). Tropical; 38°N - 21°S, 89°W - 35°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções

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 / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 390 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 1394); Peso máx. publicado: 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).

Referência principal Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerável, ver Livro Vermelho da IUCN (VU) (C1); Date assessed: 30 June 2008

Status no CITES (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Uso pelos humanos

Pescarias: espécies comerciais
FAO - pescarias: perfil da espécie | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 26.5 (based on 562 cells).

Vulnerabilidade (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758