Dugong [Dugongidae]
Description
Dugongs are gentle seagrass grazers with a distinctive, rounded snout and a calm, unhurried way of moving. In clear, shallow seagrass meadows, divers may watch them slowly browse and graze, often leaving subtle trails in the plants.
Genera
Dugong
Dugong
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Mammals
Mammalia
|
| Order |
Sea Cows
Sirenia
|
Statistics
- Genera 1