Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)

Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)

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English
Mediterranean Monk Seal (pronunciation)

Portuguese
Foca-monge-do-Mediterrâneo; Lobo-marinho

Norwegian
Middelhavsmunkesel (pronunciation)

Icelandic
Munkselur

Dutch
Monniksrob (pronunciation)

German
Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe (pronunciation)

French
Phoque moine¹ (pronunciation); Phoque moine Méditerranéen

Spanish
Foca Monje

Catalan
Vell marí; Foca monjo del Mediterrani; Foca mediterrània

Italian
Foca monaca mediterranea

Greek
Μεσογειακή φώκια; Φώκια μοναχός

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Placenames referring to Mediterranean monk seals
Portugal

• Câmara de Lobos

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Historical sources mentioning Mediterranean monk seals

• Alonso de Santa Cruz y su Obra Cosmographica

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References

• IUCN: Monachus monachus
• OBIS: Monachus monachus

1. Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France – Guide d’identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973. ↩︎