Zalophus japonicus Peters 1866

Zalophus japonicus Peters 1866, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1866: 668.

Type Locality: ‘Japan’.

Vernacular Names: Japanese Sealion.

Synonyms: Zalophus lobatus Jentink 1892 .

Distribution: Sea of Japan. Historical range included Japan, Russia (Kamchatka, Sakhalin), South Korea (E coast).

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct.

Discussion: Probably extinct (Rice, 1998).