Pusa caspica Gmelin 1788

Pusa caspica Gmelin 1788, in: Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., 13th ed., Vol. 1: 64.

Type Locality: "in mari, praesertim septentrionali, etiam Pacifico et Caspico" [Caspian Sea].

Vernacular Names: Caspian Seal.

Distribution: Coastal regions of the Caspian Sea: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.