Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot 1842)

[Phoca] carcinophaga Hombron and Jacquinot 1842, in: Dumont d'Uville, Voy. Pole Sud., Zool., Altas: Mammiferes: pl. 10 [1842], see also vol. 3: Mammiferes et Oiseaux, p. 27 [1853].

Type Locality: "capturé sur les glaces du Pole Sud, entre les îles Sandwich et les îles Powels, à 150 lieues de distance de chacune de ces îles." [Scotia Sea (midway between South Orkney and South Sandwich Isls) (Br. Antarct. Trust Terr.)].

Vernacular Names: Crabeater Seal.

Synonyms: Lobodon serridens (Owen 1843) .

Distribution: Antarctic seas, frequently on pack ice around Antarctic Continent. Vagrant populations: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Falkland Isls, New Zealand, South Africa, Tasmania, Uruguay.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: This species has often been listed incorrectly as L. carcinophagus (Rice, 1998) .