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The '''Caribbean monk seal''' or '''West Indian monk seal''' (''Monachus tropicalis''), was a phocid or true seal, and the only seal speacies native to the warm waters of the [[Caribbean Sea]] and [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It was last sighted in 1952 and is considered extinct. This species is related to the Mediterranean monk seal and Hawaiian monk seal; both of which are considered to be critically endangered.
The '''Caribbean monk seal''' or '''West Indian monk seal''' (''Monachus tropicalis''), was a phocid or true seal, and the only seal species native to the warm waters of the [[Caribbean Sea]] and [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It was last sighted in 1952 and is considered extinct. This species is related to the Mediterranean monk seal and Hawaiian monk seal; both of which are considered to be critically endangered.
==Description==
==Description==