Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15121611 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3874162A-7E0D-FF84-FF42-FF50B1B113D3 |
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Plazi |
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Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) |
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81. Mediterranean Monk Seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) View in CoL
(IUCN Red List: EN)
Distribution: Rare; confined to the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. Recorded in the northern part of the Syrian coast. ( Fig. 88 View FIGURE 88 )
Previous records: Ras Al-Baseet by Mo et al. (2003) and Jony & Ibrahim (2006).
Recent records: Locally most found to the northern part of the Syrian coast (see Güçlüsoy & Savas 2003), i.e., north of Latakia, mainly near the Research Institute (Côte d’Azur), Burj Islam and the area between Um et-Tiur and Ras Al-Baseet (2004–2023), and Wadi Qandil (2013).
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