Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905
Hawaiian monk seal
Monachus schauinslandi
photo by FAO

Family:  Phocidae ()
Max. size:  240 cm TL (male/unsexed); 210 cm TL (female); max.weight: 200 kg; max.weight: 272 kg
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 305 m
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  They have been seen up to 140 km from the nearest land; they haul out and breed on beaches of sand and coral rubble, and on rocky terraces. Feeds on reef fishes, eels, cephalopods, and lobsters (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 18 November 2014 (C1) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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