Histriophoca
H. fasciata
The ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is a medium-sized pinniped from the true seal family (Phocidae). A seasonally ice-bound species, it is found in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean, notably in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk.
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Mammalia
Gill, 1873
Animalia
Histriophoca fasciata
Ribbon seal
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The ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is a medium-sized pinniped from the true seal family (Phocidae). A seasonally ice-bound species, it is found in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean, notably in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. It is distinguished by its striking coloration, with two wide white strips and two circles against dark brown or black fur.It is the only living species in the genus Histriophoca, although a possible fossil species, Histriophoca' alekseevi, has been described from the Miocene of Moldova.