Arctocephalus

Arctocephalus
	New Zealand fur seal
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Clade:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Otariidae
Subfamily:	Arctocephalinae
Genus:	Arctocephalus; É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier in F. Cuvier, 1826
Type species
	"Phoca ursina"; Schreber, 1775
Species
	Arctocephalus gazella; Arctocephalus townsendi; Arctocephalus philippii; Arctocephalus galapagoensis; Arctocephalus pusillus; Arctocephalus forsteri; Arctocephalus tropicalis; Arctocephalus australis
A. townsendi A. galapagoensis A. philippii A. australis	A. gazella A. tropicalis A. pusillus A. forsteri
Synonyms
	Arctophoca; Cynophoca;

The genus Arctocephalus consists of the southern fur seals. Arctocephalus translates to "bear head."

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