Taxon data and maps: Arctocephalus gazella
Taxonomy details
Context
- Taxon Id
- 25908
- Common Name
- Antarctic Fur Seal
- Authority
- (Peters,1875)
- Naming Status
- Currently accepted name
- Status
- Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
See map of extents - Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.
Hierarchy
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- Catalogue id
- IA4173
- Caption
- Tourists (Polar Pioneer, Aurora Expeditions Australia) observing Fur seals
- Photographer
- Powell, Stephen
Data and maps
Observation / specimen counts
There are 6333 observations / specimens of this taxa in the database from 1907 to 2006.
6333 species distribution records for this taxa are published to GBIF, OBIS
30 species distribution records are south of 60 deg south.
Habitat domain - Marine
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or search within the following collections -
| Antarctic Fur Seal Populations on Heard Island Summer 1987-1988 Details | 462 data pts | |
| APIS - Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's Details | 1 data pts | |
| Macquarie Island Fur Seal Database Details | 5,772 data pts | |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean Details | 98 data pts | |
Specialised applications for this taxa
Satellite tracking via ARGOS (1990-present) or
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Distribution map
Polar projection map of the occurrence records of this taxa.
Warning - Validation efforts are incomplete. There may be a few spurious positions that require editing.