Presence
| Recorded on | |
| Presence status | To be expected (3c) |
| Distribution description | Caribbean Sea. |
| Notes on presence status | Recorded as fossil from Aruba, Bonaire and Saba. A single sighting reported in the late 1980's from St. Maarten. Several sightings reported between 1970s and 2005 from Curaçao. Most recent sighting from Bonaire in 2018. Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Sint Eustatius. |
Publications
- Debrot, A.O., Buurt, G. van, Caballero, A., Antczak, A.A. 2006. A historical review of records of the West Indian manatee and the American crocodile in the Dutch Antilles. Caribbean Journal of Science 42: 272-280.
- Debrot, A.O., Esteban, N., Bervoets, T., Hoetjes, P.C. & Scheidat, M. 2013. Marine mammals of the northeastern Caribbean Windward Dutch Islands: Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, and the Saba Bank. Caribbean Journal of Science 47: 159-172.
- Debrot, A.O., Witte, R.H. & Scheidat, M. 2011. The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns. 8pp. IMARES, Den Helder.
- MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
- Wolff, A. de & Eybrecht, L. 2018. Arjen de Wolff & Luigi Eybrecht / STINAPA (in litt.). [link]