Phocarctos hookeri (Gray 1844)

[Arctocephalus] hookeri Gray 1844, Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Erebus" and "Terror", Vol. 1: 4.

Type Locality: " Falkland Islands and Cape Horn." Locality in error; fixed by Clark (1873 b) as " Auckland Islands... between 800 and 900 miles [1287 and 1448 km] S. of Tasmania, in lat. 50°48'S., long. 166°42'E." [New Zealand] .

Vernacular Names: New Zealand Sealion.

Distribution: New Zealand subantarctic islands.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.