WoRMS taxon details
Phocidae Gray, 1821
- Genus Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
- Genus Erignathus Gill, 1866
- Genus Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
- Genus Histriophoca Gill, 1873
- Genus Hydrurga (Blainville, 1820)
- Genus Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
- Genus Lobodon (Hombrot & Jacquinot, 1842)
- Genus Mirounga Gray, 1827
- Genus Monachus Fleming, 1822
- Genus Neomonachus Slater & Helgen, 2014
- Genus Ommatophoca Gray, 1844
- Genus Pagophilus Gray, 1844
- Genus Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Pusa Scopoli, 1771
- Genus Macrorhinus Gray, 1825 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Phocidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136976 on 2025-05-30
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Nomenclature
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]
Other
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zeehonden | [details] |
| English | true seals | [details] |
| Japanese | アザラシ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | selfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | selfamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | öronlösa sälar | [details] |
