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Monachus tropicalisgroup is extinct

Caribbean Monk Seal, West Indian Seal

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Containing group: Monachus

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Scientific Name Monachus tropicalis
Location Matanzas, Cuba
Reference George Brown Goode. 1887. The Fisheries and Fisheries Industries of the United States.
Creator Drawing from specimen by Henry W. Elliott
Collection U. S. National Museum
Collector Professor Felipe Poey
Source Plate 19. The West Indian Seal. Monachus tropicalis, Gray.
Source Collection NOAA Photo Library
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