Dugong dugon

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Dugong

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Sirenia
Family : Dugongidae
Subfamily : Dugonginae
Genus : Dugong

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Müller, P.L.S. 1776. Des Ritters Carl von Linne' vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nuremberg, 384 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217678

Original name as described

Trichecus Dugon

Other common names

Sea Cow · Sea Pig

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Vorgebürge der Guten Hofnung an, bis an die philippinischen Inseln" (= Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, to the Philippines).

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Australia · Christmas Island · Bahrain · Brunei · Cambodia · China · Cocos Islands · Comoros · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · India · Indonesia · Japan · Jordan · Kenya · Madagascar · Malaysia · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · New Caledonia · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Seychelles · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Somalia · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Tanzania · Thailand · East Timor · United Arab Emirates · Vietnam · Yemen · Iran? · Iraq? · Israel · Kuwait · Oman · Bangladesh? · Myanmar · Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000529

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Halicore brevirostris

(De Vis, 1905)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM F344

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48070433

Authority publication

Annals of the Queensland Museum

Halicore tabernaculi

(Rüppell, 1834)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

tabernaculi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:1510

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45889268

Authority publication

Museum Senckenbergianum

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichecus Dugon

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugon

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217678

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Trichecus dugong

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugong

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637254

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Manatus Indicus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033443

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Amblychilus Dugong

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugong

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xxi

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Halicore dugong

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugong

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207870

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:403, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  4. Kelaart (1852:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  5. Blyth (1863:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Kelaart (1890:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)

Halicore Dugung

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugung

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Matschie (1895:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Halicore indicus

(Kelaart, 1852)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257365

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Kelaart (1852:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)

Dugong dugon

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6909/160756767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phoca manatus

(Brisson, 1762)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

manatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28278677

Authority publication

Leiden

Trichechus Dugung

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugung

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873396

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Rosmarus Indicus

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230133

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichechus Dugong

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugong

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751280

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichechus australis

(A. J. Retzius, 1794)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Dugong indicus

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Trichechus Dugong

(Illiger, 1811)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

dugong

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48453846

Authority publication

Berlin

Halicore cetacea

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

cetacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080959

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Halicore Syren

(Brookes, 1828)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

syren

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

40

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Halicore Lottum

(Ehrenberg, 1830)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

lottum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

unnumbered page, footnote

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Halicora Hemprichii

(Ehrenberg, 1832)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

hemprichii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

unnumbered page, footnote

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Halicore Australis

(R. Owen, 1847)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

323

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Blyth (1863:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Halicore malayana

(R. Owen, 1875)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

malayana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38653899

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Halicore cetacea

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

cetaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876512

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Dugong inducus

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Dugongidae

Root name

inducus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

181

Authority publication

Clayton South

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