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Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata)

 

Did You Know?

· Another common name for this species is the bladder-nosed seal.

· Young hooded seals have a reputation for wandering far from their primary range in the North Atlantic to such places as the Beaufort and Bering Seas, the Caribbean, and southwestern Spain.

 

Status
MMPA - Hooded seals, like all marine mammals, are protected under the MMPA.

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Cystophora
Species: cristata

Key Documents
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Title Federal Register Date
Stock Assessment Reports n/a various

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