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Dugong

Scientific name: Dugong dugon

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0010Males and females look different

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儒艮
Dugongo
Дюгонь
Dugong
ڈوگانگ
ডুগং
Dugong
Dugong
Dugongo
دوگونگ
Dugong
डुगोंग
Duyung
Dugong

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1Khamis et al. 2022 — Dugong grazing priorities in the northeastern Red SeaSRC-137
2Schramm et al. 2025 — Dugong site fidelity in NEOM, Saudi ArabiaSRC-138
3GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776)SRC-160
4Dugong dugon — dugongSRC-341
5Annex 7: The Ecology and Conservation of the Dugong (Dugong dugon)SRC-340
6UAE — Dugong & Seagrass HubSRC-342

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260927T191841718 · last approved 27 September 2026

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The scientific name of the dugong is Dugong dugon.

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3GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776)SRC-160

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