Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795 . Beitr. Naturgesch., 1 (2):209.

TYPE LOCALITY: Senegal .

DISTRIBUTION: Coastal W Africa including river systems from Angola to Senegal.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Threatened; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: africanus, australis, nasutus, owenii, stroggylonurus, vogelii.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Husar (1978b, Mammalian Species, 89).