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APART from stragglers from the Antarctic and subantarctic regions, the only pinnipeds normally found on the Australian coasts are hair seals or sealions (Neophoca) and fur seals (Arctocephalus). There is no doubt about the identity of the single species of sealion (N. cinerea), but there has been no settled opinion about the number of species of Arctocephalus.
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KING, J. On the Identity of the Fur Seals of Australia. Nature 219, 632–633 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219632b0
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