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WoRMS taxon details
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)
AphiaID: 159019
AphiaID: 159019
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Carnivora (Order) > Caniformia (Suborder) > Pinnipedia (Infraorder) > Phocidae (Family) > Pagophilus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Pagophilus Gray, 1844 | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 (synonym) | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station., available online at http://www.gmwsrs.org/main.htm [details] basis of record: Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p. [details] basis of record: UNEP-WCMC. 16 February, 2004. Marine Mammals, available online at http://valhalla.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/marine_mammals/taxonomy/ [details] basis of record: Waring, G.T., J.M. Quintal and C.P. Fairfield (eds.). 2002. U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico marine mammal dtock assessments, 2002. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- NE- 169. 318 p. [details] basis of record: Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds.). 1993. Mammal species of the world. Smithsonian Institution Press., available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [details] | ||||||||||
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| Distribution | Arctic Ocean (from synonym) [details] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] North Atlantic [details] North West Atlantic [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: Fish, crustaceans [details] Dimensions: Length: 170 cm (5'7"); Weight: 130 kg (296 lb) [details] Distribution: Scotian Shelf to Northern Greenland [details] Habitat: mostly in pack ice [details] Importance: This species, due to decreased hunting pressure, has been increasing in numbers. Fishers have concerns as to this affecting recovering cod stocks. [details] Morphology: Distinguishing characteristics: adult is white with dark "harp" on back, dark face. Pup is white "whitecoat", moults to grey coat with dark spots "beaters" within three weeks. Immatures (14 months+) called "bedlamers". [details] Reproduction: Pupping: February to mid March on pack ice (Gulf of St. Lawrence); Weaning: 10 days [details] | ||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2009). Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2010-02-09 | |||||||||||
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