Bearded seal

Bearded seal

Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Genus : Erignathus

Facts about the genus Erignathus, the bearded seal

Field characters The Bearded Seal is the largest of the phocis seals in the area. (Full text)

Appearance The bearded seal is 225-270cm long and weighs 275-340 kg. (Full text)

Discussion The nonmigratory Bearded Seal is generally solitary outside the breeding season. (Full text)

Frank Moen Emil (Norway) The estimated population of the Bearded Seal is between 600,000 to 1 million animals. (Full text)

The generic name Erignathus is Greek and refers to the deep jaw. (Full text)

The Bearded Seal is found in the shallow waters throughout the Arctic and Southern Iceland. (Full text)

The main predator of the bearded seal are the polar bear. (Full text)

The bearded seal is the largest seal found in the seas of Alaska. (Full text)

The small ringed seal and the larger bearded seal are circumpolar arctic species. (Full text)

The Bearded seal is a popular species with Arctic coastal communities who hunt it for food, fur, and oil. (Full text)

The bearded seal is one of the largest seals found in the waters of the Northwest Territories. (Full text)

The bearded seal is circumpolar in its distribution in arctic and subarctic waters. (Full text)

The bearded seal is listed as an Appendix III species under the Bern Convention. (Full text)