Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Phoca] ursina Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 37.

Type Locality: "in Camschatcæ maritimus inter Asiam and Americam proximam, primario in infula Beringri," restricted by Thomas (1911 a) to "Bering Island." .

Vernacular Names: Northern Fur Seal.

Synonyms: Callorhinus alascanus (Jordan and Clark 1898); Callorhinus californianus (Gray 1866); Callorhinus curilensis (Jordan and Clark 1899); Callorhinus cynocephala (Walbaum 1792); Callorhinus krachenninikowii (Lesson 1828); Callorhinus mimica (Tilesius 1835); Callorhinus nigra (Pallas 1811) .

Distribution: North Pacific coastal regions in Canada, China (vagrant to Shandong), Japan, Mexico (costs of Baja California), Russia (Okhotsk and Bering Seas, Commander and Pribilof Isls), USA (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, S California).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subspecies not recognized, following Taylor et al. (1955) and Rice (1998).