Histriophoca fasciata (Zimmermann 1783)

[Phoca] fasciata Zimmermann 1783, Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 3: 277.

Type Locality: "Wohnt um die Kurilischen Inseln" [Russia, Kurile Isls].

Vernacular Names: Ribbon Seal.

Synonyms: Histriophoca equestris (Pallas 1831) .

Distribution: Japan (N Hokkaido), Russia (Okhotsk, W Bering, Chukchi and Japan Seas), USA (Alaska, California-vagrant).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Burns and Fay (1970). Placed in Histriophoca Gill, 1873, by Scheffer (1958), Muizon (1982 b), and Rice (1998).