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Trichechus senegalensis   Link, 1795

West African manatee
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Trichechus senegalensis


Senegal 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. 211) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. C: Ref. 1522, M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.refer.sn/sngal_ct/eco/oeps/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Sirenia (Dugongs and manatees) > Trichechidae ()

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

Démersal; eau douce; saumâtre; profondeur 1 - ? m (Ref. 81178), usually 2 - 5 m (Ref. 81178).   Tropical; 22°N - 18°S, 18°W - 14°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and Africa Inland Waters.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 400 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 1394); poids max. publié: 750.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Found in coastal marine waters, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on aquatic vascular plants, mangrove leaves or plants, clams, small fish (Ref. 1394). Found in coastal marine waters, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on aquatic vascular plants, mangrove leaves or plants, clams, small fish (Ref. 1394).

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnérable, voir Liste Rouge IUCN (VU) (A3cd; C1); Date assessed: 18 July 2015

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - pêcheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Longueur-longueur
Morphologie
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Sources Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pêcheries: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Arbre de Vie | Wikipedia (Go, chercher) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.