Arctocephalus philippii (Peters, 1866) . Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1866:276, pl. 2a, b, c.

TYPE LOCALITY: " Insel Juan Fernandez". Listed by Scheffer (1958) as " Isla Mâs a Tierra, Islas Juan Fernândez, Chile " .

DISTRIBUTION: Specimens recorded from Juan Fernandez and San Felix Isis (Chile).

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: argentata Philippi, 1871; aurita Tschudi, 1844.