Trichechus manatus, West Indian manatee : fisheries
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Trichechus manatus   Linnaeus, 1758

West Indian manatee

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Sirenia | Trichechidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

ड़िमरसल; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा; गहराई सीमा 0 - 13 m (संदर्भ 116169), usually 2 - 5 m (संदर्भ 81178).  Tropical; 38°N - 21°S, 89°W - 35°W

Distribution देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Western Atlantic: Trichechus manatus manatus: from the coasts and rivers of Mexico to as far south to Rio Doce, Brazil including the Orinoco and Amazon; Trichechus manatus latirostris: from the Florida Peninsula to Rhode Island. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age

परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 390 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 1394); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 1.6 t (संदर्भ 1394)

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Found in coastal marine, brackish and freshwater areas. Feeds on aquatic plants, (i.e. water hyacinths and marine seagrasses, algae, parts of mangrove trees, floating and shoreline vegetation); invertebrates (i.e. tunicates); and fish they remove from fishing nets (Ref. 1394). Found in coastal marine, brackish and freshwater areas (Ref. 1394), where primary habitat consists of rivers, coastal lagoons and bays and mangrove islands (Ref. 86755). Feeds on aquatic plants, (i.e. water hyacinths and marine seagrasses, algae, parts of mangrove trees, floating and shoreline vegetation); invertebrates (i.e. tunicates); and fish they remove from fishing nets (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber 1993 FAO species Identification Guide: Marine Mammals of the World. Rome, FAO. 320 p. + 587 figures. (संदर्भ 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (संदर्भ 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (संदर्भ 108899)


CMS (संदर्भ 116361)


Threat to humans

Human uses

मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक
FAO - मात्स्यिकी: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

साधन

अधिक जानकारी

Trophic Ecology
Food items (preys)
संघटक आहार
आहार खपत
परभक्षी
पारिस्थितिकी
Population dynamics
बाढ़
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
बहुतायत
Life cycle
पुनरुत्पत्ति
परिपक्व अवधि
Fecundity
मछलीऔ का अंडे देना
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Physiology
Oxygen consumption
Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
Taxonomy
आम नाम
उपशब्द
आकृति विज्ञान
तस्वीरे
संदर्भ

इंटरनेट स्रोत

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(मात्स्यिकी: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, खोज) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 26.5 (based on 562 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (संदर्भ 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (संदर्भ 80766): Unknown.