Arctocephalus forsteri - #805
Australasian Fur Seal
Side view. Formerly Arctophoca forsteri. Also as Antipodean Fur Seal|New Zealand 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, South Island, Kaikoura Peninsula
Image Date
1976
Photographer
EC Oaks