Dugong [Dugong]

Description

Dugongs are shy, seagrass specialists that spend much of their time grazing in clear coastal shallows. Underwater, divers might see their rounded snouts and slow, deliberate swimming as they forage, often with a quiet, almost ghostlike presence.

Species
Dugong
Dugong

Dugong dugon

Taxonomy
Phylum Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
Class Mammals
Mammalia
Order Sea Cows
Sirenia
Family Dugong
Dugongidae
Statistics
  • Species 1