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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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