Erignathus barbatus

Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777). Syst. Regni Anim., 1:590. TYPE LOCALITY: "ad Scotiam atque Groelandiam australiorem, vulgaris circa Islandiam" [North Atlantic, S Greenland]. DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar Arctic seas (Canada, Greenland, Japan, Norway, USA, republics of the former USSR), s...

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Main Author: W. Christopher Wozencraft
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Published: Smithsonian Institution Press 1993
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7288674
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Summary:Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777). Syst. Regni Anim., 1:590. TYPE LOCALITY: "ad Scotiam atque Groelandiam australiorem, vulgaris circa Islandiam" [North Atlantic, S Greenland]. DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar Arctic seas (Canada, Greenland, Japan, Norway, USA, republics of the former USSR), south to Hokkaido (Japan) and Newfoundland. SYNONYMS: albigena Pallas, 1811; lepechenii Lesson, 1828; leporina Lepechin, 1778; nautica Pallas, 1811; parsonii Lesson, 1828. Published as part of W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, pp. 279-348 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 329, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191