Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Nimuendajú, Curt | ||
| 1952 | The Tukuna. [Ed. by R. H. Lowie; transl. by W. D. Hohenthal.] Univ. California Publ. Amer. Archaeol. Ethnol. 45: x + 209. 13 figs. 18 pls. 1 map. Apr. 16, 1952. –P. 26: {"The peixe-boi, or manatee (Manatus inunguis; T[ukuna]., a'iruvë), is rarely caught. The Tukuna do not kill the red dolphin (Delphinus sp.), notwithstanding their dislike for it because it scares away the fish."} This relates to the region of the Rio Solimões or Amazon between Leticia and Tonantins, Brazil. | ||
Related Index Records
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Brazil
| x | 1952 | Nimuendajú, C. (TI; Amazon R.; "rarely caught" by Tukuna Indians; m26.) |
Manatus inunguis Natterer in von Pelzeln, 1883
| x | 1952 | Nimuendajú, C. (Amazonas, Brazil; "rarely caught" by Tukuna Indians; m26.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | 1952 | Nimuendajú, C. (TI; Tukuna, Brazil; a'iruvë; 26.) |