| Populaire naam | Mediterranean monk seal |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Land | United States (contiguous states) |
| Plaats | |
| Ref. | Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005 |
| Levensstadium | juveniles and adults |
| Geslacht | |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | locality/area |
| Remarks | 'seal', from Old High German 'selah', i.e., 'seal'. |