Arctocephalus forsteri - #5759
Australasian Fur Seal
Formerly Arctophoca forsteri. Also as Antipodean Fur Seal|NewZealand Fur Seal|Black Fur Seal|South Australian Fur Seal.
Geographic Distribution
Coastal regions of Australia (Eclipse Isl in the west to S end of Tasmania), New Zealand and nearby subantarctic isls.
Order/Family
Otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Specific Epithet
forsteri
Image Location
New Zealand, Southland region, Fiordland National Park
Image Date
16 January 2012
Photographer
CR Scharf