MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)

WoRMS taxon details

Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)

AphiaID

159019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159019)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pagophilus Gray, 1844

Original name

Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777

Synonymised names

Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

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]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Scotian Shelf to Northern Greenland

Distribution Scotian Shelf to Northern Greenland [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2024-09-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 09:47:05Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2010-05-20 10:05:06Z

changed

Churchill, Morgan

2010-05-20 10:09:49Z

checked

Berta, Annalisa

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

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. Smithsonian Institution Press. , 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. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 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. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

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]

Definitions

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]