Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Otariidae

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Arctocephalus australis
[South American fur seal]

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Arctocephalus forsteri
[New Zealand fur seal]

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Arctocephalus galapagoensis
[Galapagos fur seal]

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Arctocephalus gazella
[Antarctic fur seal]

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Arctocephalus philippii
[Juan fernandez fur seal]

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Arctocephalus pusillus
[South African fur seal]

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Arctocephalus townsendi
[Guadalupe fur seal]

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Arctocephalus tropicalis
[Subantarctic fur seal]

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Callorhinus ursinus
[Northern fur seal]

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Eumetopias jubatus
[Steller's sea lion]

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Neophoca cinerea
[Australian sea lion]

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Otaria flavescens
[South American sea lion]

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Phocarctos hookeri
[Hooker's sea lion]

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Zalophus californianus
[California sea lion]

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Zalophus japonicus
[Japanese sea lion]

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Zalophus wollebaeki
[Galapagos sea lion]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Arctocephalus australis	South American fur seal	Eastern Pacific and South	190 TL	1783
Arctocephalus forsteri	New Zealand fur seal	Indo-West Pacific. Tempe	200 TL	1828
Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Galapagos fur seal	Southeast Pacific	160 TL	1904
Arctocephalus gazella	Antarctic fur seal	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	200 TL	1875
Arctocephalus philippii	Juan fernandez fur seal	Southeast Pacific	210 TL	1866
Arctocephalus pusillus	South African fur seal	Southeast Atlantic	230 TL	1775
Arctocephalus townsendi	Guadalupe fur seal	Eastern Central Pacific	190 TL	1897
Arctocephalus tropicalis	Subantarctic fur seal	Indo-West Pacific, Southe	180 TL	1872
Callorhinus ursinus	Northern fur seal	Pacific Ocean and the Arc	210 TL	1758
Eumetopias jubatus	Steller's sea lion	Pacific Ocean, Northeast	330 TL	1776
Neophoca cinerea	Australian sea lion	Eastern Indian Ocean	250 TL	1816
Otaria flavescens	South American sea lion	Southeast Pacific and Sou	260 TL	1800
Phocarctos hookeri	Hooker's sea lion	Southwest Pacific	330 TL	1844
Zalophus californianus	California sea lion	Eastern Pacific.	240 TL	1828
Zalophus japonicus	Japanese sea lion	Northwest Pacific.		1866
Zalophus wollebaeki	Galapagos sea lion	Eastern Pacific		1953

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Otariidae (See list of species below)

Family: Otariidae

(See list of species below)