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--> GENUS Ommatophoca
SPECIES Ommatophoca rossii
Author: | Gray, 1844. | Citation: | Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Erebus" and "Terror,", 1: 3. | Common Name: | Ross Seal | Type Locality: | "Antarctic ocean", restricted by Barrett-Hamilton (1902) to "pack ice, north of Ross Sea 68°S, 176°E". | Distribution: | Circumpolar, Antarctic pack ice, particularly King Haakon VII Sea. Vagrant populations on Heard Isl and S Australia. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | |
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