Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Carnivora > Suborder Caniformia > Infraorder Pinnipedia > Family Phocidae > Genus Erignathus

Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Phoca Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Erignathus*	Gill, 1866	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Phoca barbatus*	Erxleben, 1777	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): blåsel; storkobbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: remmesæl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: baardrob sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: bearded seal sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

English-United States: Bearded Seal sources: Charles Hussey

French: phoque barbu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

German: Bartrobbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Israel (Hebrew): כלב ים מזוקן sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: foca barbata; foca barbuta sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: jūrų kiškis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: blåsel; storkobbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: blåsel; storkobbe sources: Syst. Regni Anim., 1:590

Norwegian Nynorsk: blåsel; storkobbe sources: Syst. Regni Anim., 1:590

Nynorsk (Norwegian): blåsel; storkobbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: лахтак или морской заяц sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: brkati tjulenj sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: foca barbuda sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: storsäl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: sakallı fok sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Лахтак; Морський заєць sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: morlo barfog

Literature

original description	Erxleben, J.C. P. 1777. Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. Göttingen.
basis of record	van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376
additional source	ITIS database
additional source	Hebert, P.D.N. (ed.). 2002. Canada's aquatic environment. Cyber Natural Software, University of Guelph.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (71 nucleotides; 89 proteins)
Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Biodiversity Heritage Library (150 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Berta, A.; Churchill, M. (2014). Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137079

Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz. Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=305341