Grey seal
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phylum | Chordata | The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus, meaning "hooked-nosed sea pig") is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or "true seals". Its name is spelled gray seal in the US; it is also known as Atlantic grey seal and the horsehead seal
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Carnivora | |
suborder | Caniformia | |
family | Phocidae | |
genus | Halichoerus | |
species | H. grypus |