Trichechus manatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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An American manatee (middle illustration), in: Rochefort, C. de, 1658. Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique. Roterdam [Rotterdam], Chez Arnould Leers. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/3gywc8

English

American Manatee; Caribbean manatee; Manatee; Mermaid; Sea cow; Sea elephant; Sea pig; West Indian manatee

Portuguese

Peixe-boi-marinho; Manatim; Manato; Peixe-boi; Vaca-marinha; Peixe-mulher

Norwegian

Amerikamanat; Lamantin

Icelandic

Flóðmanata

Dutch

Caribische lamantijn

German

Karibik-Manati; Nagel-Manati

French

Lamantin des Caraïbes

Spanish

Manatí; Manatí del Caribe

Catalan

Manatí del Carib

Italian

Lamantino dei Caraibi; Manato dei Caraibi

Greek

Αμερικανικός μανάτος

References

• IUCN: Trichechus manatus
• OBIS: Trichechus manatus
• Brito, C. 2019. Pessoas, manatins e o ambiente aquático na América moderna: Confluência e divergência nas interações históricas entre humanos e animais. Dossier Especial Sociedades e Rios, José Augusto Pádua & Rafael Chambouleyron (Eds.). Revista Brasileira de História 39(81): 22 pp. url:https://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbh/v39n81/en_1806-9347-rbh-1806-93472019v39n81-08.pdf
• Video 'Mermaids and Manatees', CHAM-Centre for the Humanities