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CaRMS taxon detailsPagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)
159019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159019)
accepted
Species
marine,
(of ) 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]
Distribution Scotian Shelf to Northern Greenland
Distribution Scotian Shelf to Northern Greenland [details]
CaRMS (2021). Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2024-04-19
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2024-04-19
Date action by
original description
(of ) 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] 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] 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]   Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
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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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications) 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 To ITIS |
