Order Carnivora
Family Phocidae
Scientific Name
Histriophoca fasciata
Thumbnail Description
The ribbon seal almost never comes to land
Size and Weight
Adults:
LENGTH: 1.6 m (5.2 ft)
WEIGHT: 95 kg (209 lb)
Habitat
Arctic ice
Distribution
Bering, Chukchi, and Okhotsk seas
Diet
Pollocks, eelpouts, the Arctic Cod, squid, octopus
Reproduction
1
Population
250,000
Lifespan
26 – 27 years
Group Name
Unknown
Predators
Pacific sleeper shark, polar bear, Arctic sleeper shark
Speed
Unknown
Sounds
Unknown
Behavior
Lives alone
Conservation Status
Data Deficient
