Dugong [Dugongidae]

Dugong
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