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Phocinae
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Phocinae

Phocinae (known colloquially as "Northern seals") is a subfamily of Phocidae whose distribution is found in the seas surrounding the Holarctic, with the Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) being one of the world's only freshwater species of pinniped. What distinguishes them from other phocid seals is the presence of well-developed claws on their front and back flippers. The Phocinae is divided into three extant tribes: Erignathini (represented by the sole extant bearded seal Erignathus barbatus), Cystophorini (another...

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3 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 11 known species

Phocini

tribePhocini

Bearded Seals

tribeErignathini

Hooded Seals

tribeCystophorini

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