Atlantic Grey-seal
The Atlantic Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus atlantica) 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.[1] and the horsehead seal.[1][2] They are mammals that are closely related to bears. They are usually seen individually in the water or hauled out in small groups at sites called 'rookeries' where they rest, breed and moult.
Distributed in the Western North Atlantic stock (eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States)[3] and the eastern North Atlantic stock (British Isles, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Russia)[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sokolov, Vladimir (1984). Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Млекопитающие. Moscow. Search this book on
- ↑ Mowat, Farley (1984). Sea of Slaughter (First American ed.). Atlantic Monthly Press Publishing. ISBN 0-87113-013-0. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gray Seal". NOAA. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- Phocins
- Pinnipeds of the Arctic Ocean
- Pinnipeds of Europe
- Unitary State symbols of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
- Fauna of the Baltic Sea
- Fauna of the North Sea
- Fauna of Scandinavia
- Mammals of Iceland
- Mammals described in 1791
- Pinnipeds of North America
- Fauna of the Holarctic realm
- Habitats Directive species
