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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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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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