WoRMS taxon details
Monachus Fleming, 1822
- Species Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)
- Species Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905 accepted as Neomonachus schauinslandi (Matschie, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monachus tropicalis (J.E. Gray, 1850) accepted as Neomonachus tropicalis (J.E. Gray, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
Not documented
WoRMS (2026). Monachus Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137009 on 2026-06-03
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
Other
additional source
van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| German | Mönchsrobbe | [details] |
| Italian | foca monaca | [details] |
| Lithuanian | ruoniai vienuoliai | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φώκιες μοναχοί | [details] |
| Norwegian | munkeseler | [details] |
| Polish | mniszka | [details] |
| Russian | тюлени-монахи | [details] |
| Turkish | fok | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Тюлень-монах | [details] |
