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Halichoerus grypus

Halichoerus grypus

grijze zeehond(+26)·(Fabricius, 1791)

GBIF:155304137

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Synonyms

PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(24)

Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (Azores)
Black Sea
introduced
North West Atlantic
Arctic Ocean
European Marine Waters
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Zeebrugge(BE)
De Panne(BE)
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
St. Lawrence Estuary(CA)
German Exclusive Economic Zone(DE)
Danish Exclusive Economic Zone(DK)
Wimereux(FR)
Orkney(GB)
Orkney(GB)
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone(NL)
Zeeland(NL)
Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone(NO)
Polish Exclusive Economic Zone(PL)
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone(SE)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 19 languages. 1 preferred.

nldgrijze zeehondnlddeuKegelrobbedeuitaalicheroitaturboz fokturitafoca grigiaita+22 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 19 languages. 1 name preferred.

nldgrijze zeehond
nldpreferred
Source: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
deuKegelrobbe
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
itaalichero
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turboz fok
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
itafoca grigia
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spafoca gris
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
polfoka szara
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
enggray seal
eng
Source: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
enggrey seal
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
turgri fok
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turgrifok
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nobgråsel
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnogråsel
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
swegråsäl
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
dangråsæl
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnohavert
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nobhavert
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
litilgasnukis ruonis
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nldkegelrob
nld
Source: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
cymmorlo llwyd
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
fraphoque gris
fra
Source: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
slvsivi tjulenj
slv
Source: Davorin Tome
ellΓκρίζα φώκια
ell
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusдлинномордый
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrдовгомордий тюлень
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusили серый тюлень
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
hebיפעתן
heb
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (93579 nucleotides; 60548 proteins)

NCBI:txid9711

UNKNOWN

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(1)

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(10)

  • 1

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 2

    Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.

    additional source
  • 3

    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.

    additional source
  • 4

    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).

  • 5

    Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155304137
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2434806
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137080
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026