Dugong (species: Dugong dugon) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dugong dugon
Dugong


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©Anne Hoggett: Alex Vail with "Doug", a baby dugong rescued at LIRS in December 1994

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Sirenia
Family Dugongidae
Genus Dugong
Species Dugong dugon
Status vulnerable

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 300 cm (length)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • McKenzie, L.J., W.J. Lee Long and E.J. Bradshaw (1997). Distribution of seagrasses in the Lizard Island Group - a reconnaissance survey, October 1995, CRC Reef Research Centre, Technical Report, 14. LIRS catalog number 476.