Arctocephalus australis - #2693
South American Fur Seal
Formerly Arctophoca australis. Also as Falkland Fur Seal|Peruvian Fur Seal|Southern Fur Seal.
Geographic Distribution
South America coasts of Argentina, Brazil (from Recife dos Tôrres south), Chile, Falkland Isls, Peru (from Isla Lobos de Tierra south), Uruguay.
Order/Family
Otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Specific Epithet
australis
Image Location
Chile or Argentina, Beagle Channel
Image Date
July 1997
Photographer
C Smith