FLMNH Ichthyology Department: South Florida Aquatic Environments

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South Florida Aquatic Environments

MAMMALS

West Indian Manatee
*© Laurel Canty-Ehrlich, NOAA*

Estuarine and Marine Waters:

Native Fauna: Mammals

Bottlenose dolphins (Turiops truncatus) and the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) are common in the waters of Florida Bay.

Bottlenose Dolphin
*© Tobey Curtis*

Raccons (Procyon lotor) and other small mammals search for food along the waters edge.

Raccoon
*© Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences*