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Subantarctic Fur Seal

Arctophoca tropicalis

Classification

Family
Otariidae

The subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. It was first described by Gray in 1872 from a specimen recovered in northern Australia—hence the inappropriate specific name tropicalis. Description The subantarctic fur seal is medium in size compared with other fur seals.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 14