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SPECIES Neophoca cinerea
Author: | Péron, 1816. | Citation: | Voy. Decouv. Terres. Austral., 2: 54. | Common Name: | Australian Sealion | Type Locality: | "L'ile Decrès" [Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Isl]. | Distribution: | Australia coastal regions (Houtmans Abrolhos in the west to Kangaroo Isl in the south). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Allen (1880) questioned the validity of the type description. Reviewed by Ling (1992). Synonyms allocated according to Ling (1992). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
albicollis (Péron, 1816) australis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) fosteri (Wood Jones, 1922) lobatus (J. E. Gray, 1828) stelleri (Temminck, 1844) williamsi (McCoy, 1877)
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