Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Photo: Amy Van Atten, NOAA |
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Did You Know? · The scientific name of the gray seal, Halichoerus grypus, is Latin for "hook-nosed"; males have large, arched snouts. |
Status
MMPA - Gray seals, like all marine mammals, are protected under the MMPA.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Halichoerus
Species: grypus
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
Title | Federal Register | Date |
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Stock Assessment Reports | n/a | various |