Dugong dugon   (Müller, 1776)

Dugong

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Sirenia | Dugongidae

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

Benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 81173), usually 1 - 40 m.  Tropical; 30°N - 37°S, 32°E - 178°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: Dugong dugon hemprichii: Red Sea, Aqaba, Suez Canal; Dugong dugon dugon: Gulf of Aden, Mozambique, Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodriguez, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Ryukyu, Taiwan, Philippines, Guam, Palau, Micronesia, Caroline Is, Papua New Guinea, Solomon, New Caledonia, Australia, Fiji (Ref. 1522).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 406 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 91927); max. published weight: 400.0 kg (Ref. 1394); max. reported age: 20 years (Ref. 91927)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum diving depth of 20.5 m recorded from Australia (Ref. 81173).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2bcd+4bcd); Date assessed: 12 July 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 1686 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.26-1.62; tm=12.3; tmax=20).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (59 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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