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Phocidae is a family of marine mammals commonly known as seals, which are carnivorous animals that live in oceans and coastal waters around the world. These seals are important members of marine ecosystems and have been of significant interest to humans for hunting, scientific study, and wildlife conservation efforts.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyPhocidae
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- Pinnipedia
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The earless seals, also known as phocids or true seals, are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal lineage, Pinnipedia. All true seals are members of the family Phocidae (/ˈfoʊsɪdiː/). They are sometimes called crawling seals to distinguish them from the fur seals and sea lions of the family Otariidae. Seals live in the oceans of both hemispheres and, with the exception of the more tropical monk seals, are mostly confined to polar, subpolar, and temperate climates. The Baikal seal is the only species of exclusively freshwater seal.
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