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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Afrotheria > Sirenia > Dugong

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Dugong  

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  • Dugongs

Scope note

  • A genus of the order Sirenia characterized by a notched tail, the presence of nasal bones and a long nasal cavity, and large columnar teeth lacking enamel. Dugongs inhabit the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and the Malay Archipelago. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)

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  • 99; for DUGONGS & SEA COWS use MAMMALS 1998

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