How big does the Bearded Seal get?

The Bearded Seal grows to about 2.5 m.

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

Group: Seal
Max size: 2.5 m
IUCN status: LC

Named for the long pale whiskers around its muzzle, the bearded seal stays close to drifting Arctic pack ice where leads and open patches keep forming. It dives to the bottom in shallow seas to root out clams, shrimp, crabs and bottom fish, and grows to around two and a half metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Phocidae › Erignathus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 137079.

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How big does the Bearded Seal get?: The Bearded Seal grows to about 2.5 m.