Halichoerus Nilsson 1820

Halichoerus Nilsson 1820, Skand. Faun. Dagg. Djur., Vol. 1: 376.

Type Species: Halichoerus griseus Nilsson 1820

Synonyms: Halychoerus Boitard 1842 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 2 subspecies:

Species Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius 1791)

Subspecies Halichoerus grypus subsp. grypus Fabricius 1791

Subspecies Halichoerus grypus subsp. macrorhynchus Hornschuch and Schilling 1851

Discussion: Mohr (1952) described successful mating in captivity between Pusa hispida and Halichoerus grypus .