manatee grass
Syringodium filiforme
Category: Seagrass & Algae
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Cymodoceaceae
- Genus
- Syringodium
Where to Find
Found in 32 diving areas across 17 countries and 5 regions.
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 2 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 1 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 648 records
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 3 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 1 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 1 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 2 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 1 records
- Klein Bonaire, Bonaire - 1 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 215 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 210 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 8 records
- Bayahibe & La Romana, Dominican Republic - 19 records
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 19 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 1 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 1 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 8 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 105 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 139 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 139 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 3 records
- St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 626 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 300 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 1 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 2 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 1 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 46 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 47 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 17 records