Histriophoca fasciata
– Lower Risk Least Concern
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CARNIVORA
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Family:
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PHOCIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Histriophoca fasciata
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Species Authority:
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(Zimmermann, 1783)
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Synonym/s:
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Phoca fasciata Zimmermann, 1783
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Common Name/s:
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Taxonomic Notes:
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Was in Phoca, but following Wozencraft in Wilson and Reeder (2005): "Reviewed by Burns and Fay (1970). Placed in Histriophoca Gill (1873) by Scheffer (1958), Muizon (1982) and Rice (1998)."
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Seal Specialist Group
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History:
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| 1965 | - | "Status inadequately known-survey required or data sought" (Scott 1965) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Japan; Russian Federation
Vagrant:
United States
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FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
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Native:
Arctic Sea; Pacific-northeast; Pacific-northwest
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Habitat and Ecology
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System:
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Terrestrial; Marine
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