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GENUS Halichoerus

Author:Nilsson, 1820.
Citation:Skand. Faun. Dagg. Djur., 1: 376.
Type Species:Halichoerus griseus Nilsson, 1820 (= Phoca grypus Fabricius, 1791).
Comments:Mohr (1952) described successful mating in captivity between Pusa hispida and Halichoerus grypus.
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Offspring:

SPECIES grypus

SUBSPECIES grypus

SUBSPECIES macrorhynchus

Synonyms:

    Halychoerus Boitard, 1842

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