WoRMS taxon details
Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824)
159510 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159510)
accepted
Subspecies
Manatus latirostris Harlan, 1824 · unaccepted
Trichechus latirostris (Harlan) Hatt, 1934 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Manatus latirostris Harlan, 1824) Harlan, R. (1824). On a species of Lamantin resembling the Manatus Senegalensis (Cuvier) inhabiting the coast of east Florida. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2):390-394. [details]
Holotype ANSP 2497 (and possibly 2422)
Holotype ANSP 2497 (and possibly 2422) [details]
Distribution Winter range generally confined to warm water effluents and Southern Florida; summer range includes confirmed sightings from...
Distribution Winter range generally confined to warm water effluents and Southern Florida; summer range includes confirmed sightings from Massachusetts to Texas (coastal) and up the Mississippi as far as Memphis, Tennessee. Also, confirmed travel by known individuals to Cuba and the Bahamas. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159510 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Manatus latirostris Harlan, 1824) Harlan, R. (1824). On a species of Lamantin resembling the Manatus Senegalensis (Cuvier) inhabiting the coast of east Florida. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2):390-394. [details]
basis of record Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species Identification Guide. Rome. 312 p. [details]
additional source Domning, D. P. (1996). Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> (80): 1-611., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/SmithsonianContributions/Paleobiology/sc_RecordSingle.cfm?filename=SCtP-0080 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
ecology source 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). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
basis of record Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species Identification Guide. Rome. 312 p. [details]
additional source Domning, D. P. (1996). Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> (80): 1-611., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/SmithsonianContributions/Paleobiology/sc_RecordSingle.cfm?filename=SCtP-0080 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
ecology source 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). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ANSP 2497 (and possibly 2422) [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Winter range generally confined to warm water effluents and Southern Florida; summer range includes confirmed sightings from Massachusetts to Texas (coastal) and up the Mississippi as far as Memphis, Tennessee. Also, confirmed travel by known individuals to Cuba and the Bahamas. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Florida manatee | [details] |
