Trichechus inunguis (Amazonian Manatee)
Trichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883)
Trichechus inunguis is a large aquatic mammal, but the smallest of its genus. Its skin is smooth, soft and naked. Its body is dark gray to blackish; the ventral area has an irregular but large white to pinkish patch. The head is small and rounded. Manatees have a pronounced expansion of the upper…
