All Species
19 Species in Family Phocidae
Nominal species list for Phocidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Cystophora cristata (Erxleben, 1777) Hooded seal
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777) Bearded seal
Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791) Grey seal
Histriophoca fasciata (Zimmermann, 1783) Ribbon seal
Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville, 1820) Leopard seal
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826) Weddell seal
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842) Crabeater seal
Mirounga angustirostris (Gill, 1866) Northern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) Southern elephant seal
Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) Mediterranean monk seal
Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905 Hawaiian monk seal
Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) West Indian monk seal
Ommatophoca rossii Gray, 1844 Ross seal
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777) Harp seal
Phoca largha Pallas, 1811 Larga seal
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 Harbour seal
Pusa caspica (Gmelin, 1788) Caspian seal
Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775) Ringed seal
Pusa sibirica (Gmelin, 1788) Baikal seal
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