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Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
MammalverifiedLeast Concern

Halichoerus grypus

(Fabricius, 1791)

Gray Seal

Also known as: Grey Seal, Atlantic Gray Seal, Atlantic Seal, Baltic Gray Seal, Foca Gris, Horsehead, Horsehead Seal

Verified againstWoRMS
Taxonomy
Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Phocidae

Where to find it

occasional

Denmark
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Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)

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Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Phoca vitulina

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Leopard Seal

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