Cystophora cristata - #4598
Hooded Seal
Anterolateral view of skull of adult.
Geographic Distribution
N Atlantic and Arctic ocean coastal regions of Canada (Newfoundland), Denmark (vagrant), France (vagrant), Great Britain (vagrant), Greenland, Iceland, Portugal (vagrant), Puerto Rico (vagrant), Russia (Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya), Spain (vagrant), USA (vagrant: California and Florida), Virgin Isls (vagrant).
Order/Family
Phocidae
Genus
Cystophora
Specific Epithet
cristata
Image Location
USA, OK, Oklahoma City, Museum of Osteology
Image Date
6 June 2014
Photographer
DG Huckaby