Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Pusa hispida ( Schreber, 1775 ) —Ringed Seal Phoca hispida Schreber, 1775 p .l86 ( 1776 p312 ); Type locality- Coast of Greenland and Labrador . Phoca hispida ochotensis : Won, 1967 p.92 . Pusa hispida : Won, 1968 p.339 ; Kim, 2004 p.195 . Pusa hispida ochotensis : Kim, 2004 p.196 . Range: Ringed seals rarely occur in the Yellow Sea along the Korean coast and is thus considered a vagrant species ( Fig. 65 ). Remarks: Although recent comprehensive morphological examinations did not support division of the Arctic population into multiple subspecies ( Amano et al . 2002 ), Berta and Churchill (2012) recommended continued recognition of Okhotsk ringed seals around Okhotsk Sea, P . h . ochotensis ( Pallas, 1811 ). The Society for Marine Mammalogy has used ‘(Nordquist, 1889)’ as the original author and year citation for the ringed seal; however, the correct author and name for the subspecies, O. h. ochotensis is ‘( Pallas, 1811 )’. Conservation status: The Ministry of Environment designated P. hispida an Endangered Species in 1997 but delisted it because of infrequent occurrences in Korea . In 2007, the Ministry of Land, Transports, and Maritime Affairs listed ringed seals as Protected Marine Species.