Neophoca cinerea (Péron 1816)

[Otaria] cinerea Péron 1816, Voy. Decouv. Terres. Austral., Vol. 2: 54.

Type Locality: "L'ile Decrès" [Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Isl].

Vernacular Names: Australian Sealion.

Synonyms: Neophoca albicollis (Péron 1816); Neophoca australis (Quoy and Gaimard 1830); Neophoca fosteri (Wood Jones 1922); Neophoca lobatus (J. E. Gray 1828); Neophoca stelleri (Temminck 1844); Neophoca williamsi (McCoy 1877) .

Distribution: Australia coastal regions (Houtmans Abrolhos in the west to Kangaroo Isl in the south).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Allen (1880) questioned the validity of the type description. Reviewed by Ling (1992). Synonyms allocated according to Ling (1992).