Trichechus manatus

Synonyms

Caribbean Manatee

Caribbean Manatees

Florida Manatee

Florida Manatees

Indian Manatee, West

Indian Manatees, West

Manatee, Caribbean

Manatee, Florida

Manatee, West Indian

Manatees, Caribbean

Manatees, Florida

Manatees, West Indian

West Indian Manatee

West Indian Manatees

Member of the genus Trichechus inhabiting the coast and coastal rivers of the southeastern United States as well as the West Indies and the adjacent mainland from Vera Cruz, Mexico to northern South America. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)