Monachus
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Monachus is a genus (and a subgenus of the same name) of the Family Phocidae and the Order Pinnipedia and refers to the various monk seal species throughout the world. These include:
- the Hawaiian Monk Seal or Monachus schauinslandi
- the Mediterranean Monk Seal or Monachus monachus
- the Caribbean Monk Seal or Monachus tropicalis is extinct
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