Grey seal

Grey seal
	Male
	Female with pup
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Clade:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Phocidae
Genus:	Halichoerus; Nilsson, 1820
Species:	H. grypus
Binomial name
	Halichoerus grypus; (O. Fabricius, 1791)
	Grey seal range

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 US; 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.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 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.

[sokolov1984-2] Sokolov, Vladimir (1984). Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Млекопитающие. Moscow.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Mowat-3] Mowat, Farley (1984). Sea of Slaughter (First American ed.). Atlantic Monthly Press Publishing. ISBN 0871130130.

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