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Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, endangered. A female rubs and scratches herself on rocks in front of Three Sisters. Fish, bream, Lepomis spp. are present, along with one mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus. Horizontal orientation with submerged tree roots. Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida USA.
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CGrant, Citrus County, Crystal River, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Kings Bay, Lepomis spp., Lutjanus griseus, Three Sisters Springs, Trichechus manatus latirostris, bream, brim, endangered, female animal, fishes, gray snapper, herbivores, horizontal, manatees, mangrove snapper, marine mammals, nature, no people, one animal, outdoors, relaxing, rubbing, sand, scratching, shallow, sirenia, springs, sunfish, tree roots, underwater, undisturbed, animals in the wild, color image
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