| Reference no. | Rice, D.W., 1998 |
| Ecosystem | North and East Barents Sea |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Previous occurrence from map (Ref. 1394, p. 259) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. Reported as Phoca vitulina vitulina in Prins Karls Forland but is somewhat different in morphology as compared with the southerly North Atlantic individuals (Ref. 1522). |