Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann, 1783) . Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 3:276.

TYPE LOCALITY: Zimmermann (1783) based the name on the "Falkland Isle Seal" of Pennant (1781), however, he added that it "Wohnt um Juan Fernandez, und über haupt in dortigen Meeren." [Falkland Isis, UK] .

DISTRIBUTION: Coasts of South America from Lima (Peru) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Falkland Isis.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: brachydactyla Philippi, 1892; falclandicus Nahring, 1887; falklandica Desmarest, 1817; gracilis Nehring, 1887; grayi Scott, 1873; hauvillii Lesson, 1827; latirostris Gray, 1872; leucostoma Philippi, 1892; lupina Molina, 1782; nigrescens Gray, 1850; philippi Philippi, 1892; porcina Molina, 1782; shawii Lesson, 1828; ursinus Gray, 1843 .

COMMENTS: Scheffer (1958) included galapagoensis Heller, 1904; but this was not followed by Repenning et al. (1971) or J. E. King (1983).