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Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl. p.21

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Sirenia
family
Dugongidae
genus
Dugong
species
Dugong dugon

Name

Synonyms
Dugong dugon (Illiger, 1811)
Dugong dugon dugon
Dugong dugon hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1833)
Dugong dugon tabernaculi (Rüppell, 1834)
Dugong dugong (Gmelin, 1788)
Halicore australe Owen, 1847
Halicore australis Owen, 1847
Halicore cetacea Heuglin, 1877
Halicore dugong (Gmelin) Illiger, 1811
Halicore dugong (Illiger, 1811)
Halicore dugung (Illiger, 1811)
Halicore halicore Hilmy, 1949
Halicore hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1832
Halicore lottum Ehrenberg, 1832
Halicore tabernaculi Ruppell, 1843
Trichechus dugon Müller, 1776
Trichechus dugong Gmelin, 1788
Trichechus dugung Erxleben, 1777
Trichecus dugon Müller, 1776
Homonyms
Dugong dugon (Illiger, 1811)
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776)
Common names
Babi Laut in Malay
Baghr al-Bahr in Arabic
Diugoń in Polish
Diugoń przybrzeżny in Polish
Doegong in Afrikaans
Doejong in Dutch
Dugon in Spanish
Dugong in English
Dugong in German
Dugong in English
Dugong in English
Dugong mudip in English
Dugongo in Italian
Dugón in Spanish
Duyong in Indonesian
Duyung in Indonesian
Dygong in Danish
Gabelschwanzseekuh in German
Indische Zeekoe in Dutch
Lembu Laut in Malay
Mesekiu in language.
Piersiopławka in Polish
Sea Cow in English
Sea Pig in English
Seekuh in German
Seeschwein in German
dugong indický in Czech
dugongi in Finnish
mudep in language.
Ντιγκόνγκ in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Ντουγκόνγκ in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Дзюгонь in Belarusian
Дюгонь in Ukrainian
Морська корова (дюгонь) in Ukrainian
Обыкновенный дюгонь in Russian
תחש המשכן in Hebrew
أطوم in Arabic
بقر البحر in Arabic
พะยูน in Thai
ジュゴン in Japanese
儒艮 in Chinese
듀공 in Korean
Dugong in English
Babi Laut in Malay
Baghr al-Bahr in Arabic
Dugon in Spanish
Dugong in French
Duyong in Indonesian
Lembu Laut in Malay
Sea Cow in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al., 2020: null. Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Monotremata to Rodentia. 631.
  3. Domning, D. P. (1996). Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> (80): 1-611. 10.5479/si.00810266.80.1
  4. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species Identification Guide. Rome. 312 p.
  5. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  6. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Palmer, T. S. (1895). The Earliest Name for Steller's Sea Cow and Dugong. <em>Publications from USDA-ARS/UNL Faculty.</em> 477.
  8. Rice, Dale W., 1998: Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution. Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4. ix + 231.
  9. Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  11. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  12. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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