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Family: Phocidae (See list of species below)

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19 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Cystophora cristata [Hooded seal]	Erignathus barbatus [Bearded seal]	Halichoerus grypus [Grey seal]
Histriophoca fasciata [Ribbon seal]	Hydrurga leptonyx [Leopard seal]	Leptonychotes weddellii [Weddell seal]
Lobodon carcinophaga [Crabeater seal]	Mirounga angustirostris [Northern elephant seal]	Mirounga leonina [Southern elephant seal]
Monachus monachus [Mediterranean monk seal]	Monachus schauinslandi [Hawaiian monk seal]	Monachus tropicalis [West Indian monk seal]
Ommatophoca rossii [Ross seal]	Pagophilus groenlandicus [Harp seal]	Phoca largha [Larga seal]
Phoca vitulina [Harbour seal]	Pusa caspica [Caspian seal]	Pusa hispida [Ringed seal]
Pusa sibirica [Baikal seal]

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

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