In 2015, the population of this rare seal species is thought to be just 700 individuals in 3-4 populations, in the Aegean Sea, the archipelago of Madeira  and the Cabo blanco area in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is believed to be the world’s rarest pinniped species. This is the only species in the genus Monachus.

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