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SPECIES Phocarctos hookeri
Author: | Gray, 1844. | Citation: | Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror, ", 1: 4. | Common Name: | New Zealand Sealion | Type Locality: | "Falkland Islands and Cape Horn." Locality in error; fixed by Clark (1873b) as "Auckland Islands. . . between 800 and 900 miles [1287 and 1448 km] S. of Tasmania, in lat. 50°48'S., long. 166°42'E." [New Zealand]. | Distribution: | New Zealand subantarctic islands. | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | |
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