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The Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean.The main natural predators of Caribbean monk seals were large sharks, such as great whites and tiger sharks, and possibly transient orcas (though killer whales are not often sighted in the Caribbean); however, humans would become their most lethal ...
Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini.They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, Monachus and Neomonachus, comprise three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis, which became extinct in the 20th century.
Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Caribbean monk seal† N. tropicalis (Gray, 1850) Caribbean Sea Size: 200–240 cm (79–94 in) long; 200 kg (441 lb) [5] [39] Habitat: Neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine [41]
Neomonachus is a genus of earless seals, within the family Phocidae.It contains two species: the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and the extinct Caribbean monk seal.Prior to 2014, all three species of monk seals were placed in the genus Monachus, but that was found to be paraphyletic.
Caribbean monk seal: Neomonachus tropicalis: Caribbean Sea, Bahamas, and Gulf of Mexico: Last recorded in Venezuela before 1700. [42] The species was hunted for its skin, oil, and to remove competition for fishermen. [43]
Family: Phocidae (earless seals) Genus: Neomonachus. Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX; See also ... Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005.
Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus VU; Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi CR; Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX; Ross seal, Ommatophoca rossii LC; Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus LC; Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina LC (ssp. vitulina - Atlantic harbor seal NE, ssp. mellonae - Ungava harbor seal NE, ssp. richardii ...
Caribbean monk seal: Neomonachus tropicalis: Caribbean Sea, Bahamas, and the Gulf of Mexico Last recorded in southern Florida in 1922 and Yucatan in 1950. [36] It was intensely hunted for its skin and oil, and persecuted as a competitor by fishermen in later times. [37]