Formerly abundant throughout the North Pacific, its range was limited to a single, isolated population on the uninhabited Commander Islandsby 1741 when it was first described by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering.
It was first described in 1741 by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering. Formerly abundant throughout the North Pacific, its range was limited to a single, isolated population on the uninhabited Commander Islands.
Formerly abundant throughout the North Pacific, its range was limited to a single, isolated population on the uninhabited Commander Islands. It was first described in 1741 by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering.
Formerly abundant throughout the North Pacific, its range was limited to a single, isolated population on the uninhabited Commander Islands. It was first described in 1741 by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering.