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Monachus Fleming, 1822
Monk Seals
Monachus Fleming, 1822; The Philosophy of Zoology, 2: 187, TS: Phoca monachus Hermann
Pelagios
Pelagocyon
Rigoon
Heliophoca
Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)
Mediterranean Sea, S.Black Sea, coasts of Morocco and Rio de Oro Mediterranean Monk Seal
Phoca monachus Hermann, 1779; Beschaft. Berlin Ges. Naturforsch. Fr. 4: 501, TL: Dalmatia, Cherso Is.
albiventer
atlantica; (Madeira)
bicolor
hermanii
leucogaster
mediterraneus
Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905
NW.Hawaii (Nihoa - Kure). See [About maps] Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905; [MSOW# 258], TL: Hawaii, Laysan Is.
Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850)
Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea West Indian Seal
Phoca tropicalis Gray, 1850; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1850: 28, TL: Jamaica, Pedro Cays, 80km S of Jamaica

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