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| Genus: | Pagophilus |
| Species: | P. groenlandicus |
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| Pagophilus groenlandicus Erxleben, 1777 | |
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The harp seal or saddleback seal is a species of earless seal. They live in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Arctic Ocean. It now belongs to the monotypic genus Pagophilus. Its scientific name, Pagophilus groenlandicus, means "ice-lover from Greenland". view more...
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