Index of All Seals

The Phocidae or 'True' Seals

The Northern Seals

Family: Phocidae

Subfamily: Phocinae

Hooded Seal
Cystophora cristata

Bearded Seal
Erignathus barbatus

Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus

Ribbon Seal
Phoca fasciata

Caspian Seal
Phoca caspica

Harp Seal
Phoca groenlandica

Ringed Seal
Phoca hispida

Spotted Seal
Phoca largha

Baikal Seal
Phoca sibirica

Harbour Seal
Phoca vitulina

Monk, Elephant and Antarctic Seals

Family: Phocidae

Subfamily: Monachinae

Leopard Seal
Hydrurga leptonyx

Weddell Seal
Leptonychotes weddellii

Crabeater Seal
Lobodon carcinophagus

Southern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina

Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris

Mediterranean Monk Seal
Monachus monachus

Ross Seal
Ommatophoca rossii

Hawaiian Monk Seal
Monachus schauinslandi

Caribbean Monk Seal
Monachus tropicalis

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The Otariidae or 'Eared' Seals

The Sea Lions

Family: Otariidae

Subfamily: Otariinae

Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus	Australian Sea Lion Neophoca cinerea	South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens
New Zealand Sea Lion Phocarctos hookeri	California, Galapagos and Japanese Sea Lions Zalophus californianus

The Fur Seals

Family: Otariidae

Subfamily: Arctocephalinae

South American Fur Seal
Arctocephalus australis

New Zealand Fur Seal
Arctocephalus forsteri

Galapagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus
galapagoensis

Antarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazella

Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
Arctocephalus philippii

South African and
Australian Fur Seals
Arctocephalus pusillus

Guadalupe Fur Seal
Arctocephalus townsendi

Subantarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus tropicalis

Northern Fur Seal
Callorhinus ursinus