Definition: Member of the genus Trichechus inhabiting the coast and coastal rivers of the southeastern United States as well as the West Indies and the adjacent mainland from Vera Cruz, Mexico to northern South America. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
Other names manatus, Trichechus; West Indian Manatees; Manatees, West Indian; Manatees, Florida; Manatees, Caribbean; Indian Manatees, West; Indian Manatee, West; Florida Manatees; Caribbean Manatees; West Indian Manatee; Manatee, West Indian; Manatee, Florida; Manatee, Caribbean; Florida Manatee; Caribbean Manatee