Halichoerus grypus Gray seal

Halichoerus grypus is commonly referred to as Gray seal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7737 

AphiaID:

137080 

Scientific:

Halichoerus grypus 

German:

Kegelrobbe 

English:

Gray Seal 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Carnivora (Order) > Phocidae (Family) > Halichoerus (Genus) > grypus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fabricius, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Russland, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 90.55" (230 cm) 

Temperature:

28.4 °F - 68 °F (-2°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Big fish, cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Non adatto agli acquari! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Halichoerus grypus
  Kegelrobbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-11-26 20:10:17 

Last edit:

2026-05-27 18:43:57 

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