Species Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775)

Australian fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus

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Generic Combinations

• Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775).

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

• King, J.E. 1983. Seals of the World. 2nd Edition. St Lucia : Univ. Queensland Press 240 pp.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, nomadic, piscivore, predator, territorial.

Extra Ecological Information

Diet also includes cephalopods, males territorial.

Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia

Phoca pusilla Schreber, J.C.D. von (1775). Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach Natur, mit Beschreibungen 5 Abth 1112 pp. 347 pls Erlangen. [pl. 85, text 3: 314, 585].
Type data: type status and whereabouts unknown.
Type locality: 'presumably South Africa'.
Compiled from secondary source: Ellerman, J.R., Morrison-Scott, T.C.S. & Hayman, R.W. (1953). Southern African Mammals 1758 to 1951: A reclassification. British Museum : London 363 pp. [153].

General References

Warneke, R.M. 1995. Australian Fur-seal Arctocephalus pusillus. pp. 680-681 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Australo-african Fur-seal)

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [114] (Australian Fur-seal)

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