Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) . Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl., p. 21.

TYPE LOCALITY: Cape of Good Hope to the Philippines .

DISTRIBUTION: Tropical coastal waters of Indian and W Pacific Oceans.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I, except Australian population which is Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: australis, cetacea, dugung, hemprichii, indicus, lottum, tabernaculi.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Husar (1978a, Mammalian Species, 88).