Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:38.

TYPE LOCALITY: N. Atlantic .

DISTRIBUTION: Arctic seas; south as far as New England (U.S.A.), Great Britain, Scandinavia, Pribilof Isis., and Honshu (Japan) at least occasionally.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Canada).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301413001008001001.