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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 Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Sirenia (Dugongs and manatees) > Trichechidae ()

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

Demersal; agua dulce; salobre; rango de profundidad 1 - ? m (Ref. 81178), usually 2 - 5 m (Ref. 81178).   Tropical; 22°N - 18°S, 18°W - 14°E

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Eastern Atlantic and Africa Inland Waters.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 400 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1394); peso máximo publicado: 750.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. 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).

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable, ver lista roja de la UICN (VU) (A3cd; C1); Date assessed: 18 July 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Herramientas

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Fuentes de Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pesquerías: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.