WoRMS taxon details
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777)
137079 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137079)
accepted
Species
Phoca barbata Erxleben, 1777 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, terrestrial
(of Phoca barbata Erxleben, 1777) Erxleben, J. C. P. (1777). Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates : cvm synonymia et historia animalivm : Classis I. Mammalia. 636pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872789
page(s): 590 [details]
page(s): 590 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Arctic. James Bay, along the coast of Labrador and northwards until permanent ice is met.
Distribution circumpolar in the Arctic
Distribution Western Atlantic: Arctic. James Bay, along the coast of Labrador and northwards until permanent ice is met. [details]
Distribution circumpolar in the Arctic
Distribution circumpolar in the Arctic [details]
WoRMS (2025). Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137079 on 2025-06-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Phoca barbata Erxleben, 1777) Erxleben, J. C. P. (1777). Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates : cvm synonymia et historia animalivm : Classis I. Mammalia. 636pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872789
page(s): 590 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 590 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Hebert, P.D.N. (2002). Canada's aquatic environment. <em>Cyber Natural Software, University of Guelph.</em> , available online at http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Arctic. James Bay, along the coast of Labrador and northwards until permanent ice is met. [details]Distribution circumpolar in the Arctic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | remmesæl | [details] |
| Dutch | baardrob | [details] |
| English | bearded seal | [details] |
| French | phoque barbu | [details] |
| German | Bartrobbe | [details] |
| Hebrew | כלב ים מזוקן | [details] |
| Italian | foca barbutafoca barbata | [details] |
| Japanese | アゴヒゲアザラシ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | jūrų kiškis | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | storkobbeblåsel | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | storkobbeblåsel | [details] |
| Russian | лахтак или морской заяц | [details] |
| Slovenian | brkati tjulenj | [details] |
| Spanish | foca barbuda | [details] |
| Swedish | storsäl | [details] |
| Turkish | sakallı fok | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Морський заєцьЛахтак | [details] |
| Welsh | morlo barfog | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (167 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erignathus barbatus)
To GenBank (128 nucleotides; 78 proteins)
To GenBank (128 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Phoca barbata Erxleben, 1777)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (167 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erignathus barbatus)
To GenBank (128 nucleotides; 78 proteins)
To GenBank (128 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Phoca barbata Erxleben, 1777)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
