Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

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English
Grey seal; Atlantic gray seal; Atlantic grey seal; Gray seal; Baltic gray seal; Baltic grey seal; Horsehead

Portuguese
Foca-cinzenta

Norwegian
Havert; Gråsel

North Sámi
Ránesnjuorju

Icelandic
Útselur

Dutch
Grijze zeehond; Kegelrob

Frisian
Grize seehûn

German
Kegelrobbe

French
Phoque gris¹

Spanish
Foca gris

Catalan
Foca grisa

Italian
Foca grigia

Greek
Γκρίζα φώκια

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Grey seals in mythology

• Selkie (Scotland)

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Placenames referring to grey seals
Norway

• Áinnit
• Erkna
• Erknaflua
• Erknaskaret
• Erknaskjæret
• Ertenbogen
• Ertenstein
• Ertenvågen
• Ertenøyane
• Ertnbraken
• Ertnråsa

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(Zoo)archaeological sites featuring Halichoerus grypus
Norway

• Bergen
• Grimstadneset
• Skipshelleren

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References

• IUCN: Halichoerus grypus
• OBIS: Halichoerus grypus

1. Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France – Guide d’identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973. ↩︎