Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller, 1904 . Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 3(7):245.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Wenman Island" [Ecuador, Galapagos Isis] .

DISTRIBUTION: Specimens recorded only from Galapagos Isis [Ecuador].

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

COMMENTS: Repenning et al. (1971) supported recognition at the specific level, followed by J. E. King (1983); however, Scheffer (1958) considered galapagoensis conspecific with australis, which would be the most closely related taxon. Reviewed by Clark (1975, Mammalian Species, 64).