Erignathus barbatus

Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben 1777) [Phoca] barbata Erxleben 1777, Systema Regni Animalis, Vol. 1: 590. Type Locality: "ad Scotiam atque Groelandiam australiorem, vulgaris circa Islandiam" [North Atlantic, S Greenland]. Vernacular Names: Bearded Seal. Subspecies:: Subspecies Erignathus bar...

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Main Authors: Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11345107
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Summary:Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben 1777) [Phoca] barbata Erxleben 1777, Systema Regni Animalis, Vol. 1: 590. Type Locality: "ad Scotiam atque Groelandiam australiorem, vulgaris circa Islandiam" [North Atlantic, S Greenland]. Vernacular Names: Bearded Seal. Subspecies:: Subspecies Erignathus barbatus subsp. barbatus Erxleben 1777 Subspecies Erignathus barbatus subsp. nautica Pallas 1811 Distribution: Circumpolar Arctic seas and coastal regions of Canada, China (Zhejiang-vagrant), France (vagrant), Great Britian (vagrant), Greenland, Iceland, Japan (south to Hokkaido), Norway, Portugal (vagrant), Russia, Spain (vagrant), USA (Alaska, Massachusetts -vagrant). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) and Hall (1981). Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 595, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519