Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
West Indian Manatee
Category: Manatees
Scientific Name: Trichechus manatus
Size: Up to 12 ft. (4 m)  
Depth: 0-10 ft. (0-3 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  └Mammalia (Class)
   └Sirenia (Order)
    └Trichechidae (Family)
     └Trichechus (Genus)
      └T. manatus (Species)

Marine Reptiles & Mammals
Manatees

West Indian Manatee



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