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A. p. doriferus (Australian fur seal) ... (Arctocephalus pusillus), also known as the Cape fur seal, and Afro-Australian fur seal, is a species of fur seal.
Arctocephalus; New Zealand fur seal ... Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) Two subspecies. A. p. pusillus (Cape/South African fur seal) A. p. doriferus ...
Arctocephalus pusillus (Australian fur-seal) Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus; Arctophoca forsteri (long-nosed fur-seal) Arctophoca tropicalis (subantarctic fur-seal) Subfamily Otariinae. Neophoca cinerea (Australian sea-lion)
Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) The protection of Seal Rocks as a significant Australian fur seal breeding and nursery site, national and state protection of all seals in Australian waters from 1975 and dedicated scientific research has helped the population slowly recover from the effects of commercial sealing in the ...
Fur seal ranges. Fur seals and sea lions make up the family Otariidae. Along with the Phocidae and Odobenidae, ottariids are pinnipeds descending from a common ancestor most closely related to modern bears (as hinted by the subfamily Arctocephalinae, meaning "bear-headed").
Brown fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus LC (ssp. pusillus - Cape fur seal NE, ssp. doriferus - Australian fur seal NE) South American fur seal, Arctophoca australis LC (ssp. australis - South American fur seal NE, unnamed ssp. - Peruvian fur seal NE) New Zealand fur seal, Arctophoca forsteri LC; Galápagos fur seal, Arctophoca galapagoensis EN
The majority of the seals are Australian fur seals, (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus), New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri), subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) and Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) have also been observed.
Melbourne’s coastal areas support marine species such as the Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), which are frequently sighted along the shoreline and attract significant interest from locals and tourists.