| Grey seal | |
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| Female with pup | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Phocidae |
| Genus: | Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820 |
| Species: | H. grypus
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| Binomial name | |
| Halichoerus grypus (O. Fabricius, 1791)
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| Grey seal range[1] | |
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals". The only species classified in the genus Halichoerus, it is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. In Latin, Halichoerus grypus means "hook-nosed sea pig". Its name is spelled gray seal in the United States; it is also known as Atlantic seal[2] and the horsehead seal.[2][3]
- ^ a b Bowen, D. (2016). "Halichoerus grypus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9660A45226042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T9660A45226042.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sokolov, Vladimir (1984). Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Млекопитающие. Moscow.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Mowat, Farley (1984). Sea of Slaughter (First American ed.). Atlantic Monthly Press Publishing. ISBN 0871130130.