Research Article

Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Puerto Rico

Table 1

Antillean manatees sampled in Puerto Rico for this study, including those free-ranging and those rescued and in rehabilitation between 1991 and 2020.

DateField numberNameSexLength (cm)Weight (kg)Age classLocality

4 Dec 1991NEPST175MoisésM11528.6CToa Baja
13 Apr 1992CPR9201CPR9201F251ACeiba
16 Apr 1992TPR01TainoM276360ACeiba
16 Apr 1992TPR02CaribeM276386ACeiba
18 Apr 1992CPR9202CPR9202M242ACeiba
18 Apr 1992CPR9203CPR9203M294ACeiba
18 Apr 1992TPR03CeibaM275ACeiba
19 May 1993TPR04SimuM244ACeiba
20 May 1993TPR05MacM264ACeiba
22 May 1993CPR9301CPR9301M230ACeiba
22 May 1993CPR9302CPR9302F210SACeiba
22 May 1993TPR06Eddie T.M273ACeiba
23 May 1993NEPST212GlaukoM12231CSan juan
7 Sep 1994TPR08JudiniM276ACeiba
21 Jul 1995NEPST380MarinaF10217CGuayama
28 Aug 1996NEPST519KatsiF11830CCabo rojo
7 Aug 1997CPR9701BeaF125CMayagüez
7 Aug 1997TPR09GuanajiboM241AMayagüez
7 Aug 1997TPR10SaraF264AMayagüez
11 Jun 1999NEPST548NinaF13140CGuayama
23 Jul 1999NEPST556YuisaF9516CLoíza
14 Sep 1999NEPST574ConquistadorM10823CFajardo
11 Nov 2002NEPST852Santa CruzF238195APonce
3 Jun 2003NEPST861AnaniF308440AArroyo
17 Jul 2003TPR13AlbanaiF299ACabo rojo
18 Jul 2003TPR14GuamiM250270ACabo rojo
20 Jul 2003CPR0301IroM212161SAGuayanilla
20 Jul 2003TPR15AtabeyF296416AGuayanilla
21 Jul 2003CPR0302CPR0302F232254AGuayanilla
23 Jul 2003NEPST592RafaelM247289ALuquillo
26 Jul 2003NEPST868CamiliaF9917CIsabela
3 Nov 2003TPR11JoyudaF296ACabo rojo
4 Nov 2003TPR16IgorM287ACabo rojo
5 Nov 2003TPR17EcoM310AGuayanilla
5 Nov 2003TPR18ElectraF267AGuayanilla
6 Nov 2003TPR19EsoubiM249AGuayanilla
7 Nov 2003CPR0303GuaninaF236AGuayanilla
7 Jun 2004TPR20GazelleF288401AGuayanilla
7 Jun 2004TPR21SallyF297445AGuayanilla
8 Jun 2004TPR22BeethovenM256310AGuayanilla
10 Jun 2004CPR0401CPR0401F193SACabo rojo
10 Jun 2004TPR23CoralF261ACabo rojo
23 Aug 2004NEPST892IaniF11126CPonce
22 Nov 2004NEPST895SianiF10923CAguadilla
18 Mar 2005NEPST899GuailiF11529CGuayama
25 Apr 2005TPR25MaritzillaF296ACeiba
26 Apr 2005TPR26RosaF303ACeiba
27 Apr 2005CPR0501CPR0501M222SACeiba
28 Apr 2005TPR27IndiaF255ACeiba
29 Apr 2005TPR28MontyM273300ACeiba
29 Apr 2005TPR29MariettaF264ACeiba
29 Apr 2005TPR30PJM225SACeiba
30 Apr 2005TPR31MarinaF270ACeiba
1 May 2005TPR32FlipaF250ACeiba
2 May 2005TPR33TresoM252ACeiba
30 Sep 2005NEPST910El TuqueM11129CPonce
18 Sep 2006NEPST927GuarionexM10417CFajardo
18 May 2011NEPST940AramanaM10720CDorado
15 May 2013NEPST948MayaguaF13840CMayagüez
21 Jul 2013NEPST951YuisaF12933CLoíza
27 Oct 2014NEPST958Río GrandeM222227ARío Grande
3 Aug 2015CCMPR150803Tm01TureyguaM11626CIsabela
7 Jun 2016CCMPR160607Tm01MaboM12431CSan juan
10 Aug 2017CPR1701AbeyF274297ASalinas
10 Aug 2017CPR1702BaracuteyM229211AGuayama
11 Aug 2017CPR1703BiminíF195119SAGuayama
3 Sep 2019CCM190903Tm01GuamaníF11826CSalinas
30 Jan 2020CCM191227Tm01LoízaF11425CLoíza
13 Jul 2020CCM200524Tm01TaicarayaF13746CLuquillo
27 Jul 2020CCM200705Tm01BajaríM12129CArroyo

Note. M = male, F = female, A = adult, SA = subadult, and C = calf.