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[[File:Trichechus manatus, NOAA.jpg|alt=Antillean manatee, also known as Trichechus manatus manatus|thumb|'''Antillean manatee''', also known as Trichechus manatus manatus]]
The '''Antillean manatee''', also known as Trichechus manatus manatus, is a subspecies of the American manatee and is found throughout the coastal waters of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico1. They are large marine mammals with a walrus-like shaped body that tapers to a wide paddle-shaped tail. Although similar in appearance to seals and walruses, their closest living relatives are the elephant, aardvark and hyrax (a small animal that closely resembles a rodent).