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Family: Phocidae



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19 species (see list below)
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Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Max. Length 260 cm TL
Cystophora cristata (Erxleben, 1777)

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Cystophora cristata
[Hooded seal]

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Pacific Northwest, Pacifi
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777)

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Erignathus barbatus
[Bearded seal]

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Northeast Atlantic and At
Max. Length 230 cm TL
Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

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Halichoerus grypus
[Grey seal]

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Northern Pacific and the
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Histriophoca fasciata (Zimmermann, 1783)

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Histriophoca fasciata
[Ribbon seal]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 360 cm TL
Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville, 1820)

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Hydrurga leptonyx
[Leopard seal]

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Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Max. Length 330 cm TL
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826)

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Leptonychotes weddellii
[Weddell seal]

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Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Max. Length 260 cm TL
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842)

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Lobodon carcinophaga
[Crabeater seal]

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Eastern Pacific.
Max. Length 500 cm TL
Mirounga angustirostris (Gill, 1866)

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Mirounga angustirostris
[Northern elephant seal]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 685 cm TL
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Mirounga leonina
[Southern elephant seal]

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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)

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Monachus monachus
[Mediterranean monk seal]

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Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 240 cm TL
Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905

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Monachus schauinslandi
[Hawaiian monk seal]

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Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 240 cm TL
Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850)

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Monachus tropicalis
[West Indian monk seal]

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Southern Atlantic, Indo-P
Max. Length 240 cm TL
Ommatophoca rossii Gray, 1844

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Ommatophoca rossii
[Ross seal]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Max. Length 190 cm TL
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)

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Pagophilus groenlandicus
[Harp seal]

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Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Phoca largha Pallas, 1811

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Phoca largha
[Larga seal]

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Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O
Max. Length 190 cm TL
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758

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Phoca vitulina
[Harbour seal]

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Asia and Northeast Atlant
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Pusa caspica (Gmelin, 1788)

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Pusa caspica
[Caspian seal]

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Northeast Atlantic, Atlan
Max. Length 165 cm TL
Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775)

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Pusa hispida
[Ringed seal]

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Europe - Inland Water, No
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Pusa sibirica (Gmelin, 1788)

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Pusa sibirica
[Baikal seal]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cystophora cristata Hooded seal Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 260 TL 1777
Erignathus barbatus Bearded seal Pacific Northwest, Pacifi 250 TL 1777
Halichoerus grypus Grey seal Northeast Atlantic and At 230 TL 1791
Histriophoca fasciata Ribbon seal Northern Pacific and the 180 TL 1783
Hydrurga leptonyx Leopard seal Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 360 TL 1820
Leptonychotes weddellii Weddell seal Indo-Pacific, Southern At 330 TL 1826
Lobodon carcinophaga Crabeater seal Indo-Pacific, Southern At 260 TL 1842
Mirounga angustirostris Northern elephant seal Eastern Pacific. 500 TL 1866
Mirounga leonina Southern elephant seal Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 685 TL 1758
Monachus monachus Mediterranean monk seal Eastern Atlantic and the 280 TL 1779
Monachus schauinslandi Hawaiian monk seal Pacific Ocean. 240 TL 1905
Monachus tropicalis West Indian monk seal Western Central Atlantic. 240 TL 1850
Ommatophoca rossii Ross seal Southern Atlantic, Indo-P 240 TL 1844
Pagophilus groenlandicus Harp seal Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 190 TL 1777
Phoca largha Larga seal Pacific Ocean and the Arc 170 TL 1811
Phoca vitulina Harbour seal Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 190 TL 1758
Pusa caspica Caspian seal Asia and Northeast Atlant 150 TL 1788
Pusa hispida Ringed seal Northeast Atlantic, Atlan 165 TL 1775
Pusa sibirica Baikal seal Europe - Inland Water, No 140 TL 1788



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