WoRMS taxon details
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)
159019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159019)
accepted
Species
Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Phoca groenlandica 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): 588 [details]
page(s): 588 [details]
Distribution Scotian Shelf to Northern Greenland
Distribution Scotian Shelf to Northern Greenland [details]
WoRMS (2025). Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Phoca groenlandica 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): 588 [details]
basis of record Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal species of the world. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> , available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [details]
page(s): 588 [details]
basis of record Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal species of the world. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> , available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [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
Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source UNEP-WCMC. 16 February, 2004. Marine Mammals, available online at http://valhalla.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/marine_mammals/taxonomy/ [details]
additional source 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]
additional source UNEP-WCMC. 16 February, 2004. Marine Mammals, available online at http://valhalla.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/marine_mammals/taxonomy/ [details]
additional source 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Гренландски тюлен [from synonym]Grenlаndski tyulen [from synonym] | [details] |
| Danish | Grønlandssæl [from synonym] | [details] |
| Dutch | zadelrob | [details] |
| English | harp seal | [details] |
| French | phoque du Groenland [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Sattelrobbe | [details] |
| Italian | foca della Groenlandia [from synonym] | [details] |
| Lithuanian | Grenlandinis ruonis [from synonym]grenlandinis ruonis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φώκια της Γροιλανδίας [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | grønlandssel | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | grønlandssel | [details] |
| Polish | foka grenlandzka [from synonym]foka Grenlandzka | [details] |
| Romanian | foca-de-Groenlanda [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | гренландский тюлень | [details] |
| Slovenian | sedlasti tjulenj [from synonym]grenlandski tjulen | [details] |
| Spanish | foca píafoca de Groenlandiafoca arpa | [details] |
| Swedish | grönlandssäl | [details] |
| Turkish | semer sırtlı foksemer fokuGrönland fokuGrönland focu [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Тюлень гренландськийгренландський тюлень | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (412 publications) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoca groenlandica) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To FAO Species fact sheets (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 572960 Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To PESI (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (412 publications) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoca groenlandica) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To FAO Species fact sheets (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 572960 Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To PESI (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
