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title: "Gewone zeepok"
description: "Semibalanus balanoides — Andere dieren. Semibalanus balanoides (common barnacle, common rock barnacle, or northern rock barnacle) is a common and widespread boreo-arctic species of acorn barnacle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-acorn-barnacle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gewone zeepok

> Semibalanus balanoides — Andere dieren. Semibalanus balanoides (common barnacle, common rock barnacle, or northern rock barnacle) is a common and widespread boreo-arctic species of acorn barnacle.

- Scientific name: *Semibalanus balanoides*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 10986
- Wikidata: [Q340084](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q340084)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118832)

## Names

- en: Northern Acorn Barnacle
- de: Gemeine Seepocke
- fr: Balane commune
- nl: Gewone zeepok

## Countries with the most observations

US (3203), CA (2246), GB (480), NO (130), RU (89), FR (83), IS (52), DK (46), GL (40), IE (31), SE (24), DE (13)

## Summary

Semibalanus balanoides (common barnacle, common rock barnacle, or northern rock barnacle) is a common and widespread boreo-arctic species of acorn barnacle. It is common on rocks and other substrates in the intertidal zone of north-western Europe and both coasts of North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semibalanus_balanoides

## Photo

![Gewone zeepok](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-acorn-barnacle/medium.jpg)

Photo: hitchco · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118832

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-acorn-barnacle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).