Monachus

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 [maps]
- Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905; Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin: 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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