Arctocephalus pusillus Cape Fur Seals

Arctocephalus pusillus is commonly referred to as Cape Fur Seals . Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11864 

AphiaID:

231410 

Scientific:

Arctocephalus pusillus 

German:

Südafrikanischer Seebär, Südlicher Seebär 

English:

Cape Fur Seals  

Category:

Mammals 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Carnivora (Order) > Otariidae (Family) > Arctocephalus (Genus) > pusillus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Schreber, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Angola, Australia, Bass Strait, Namibia, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, South-Africa, Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 200 Meter 

Size:

70.87" - 90.55" (180cm - 230cm) 

Weight:

360 kg 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 77 °F (18°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sepia 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Arctocephalus australis
• Arctocephalus forsteri
• Arctocephalus galapagoensis
• 
  Arctocephalus gazella
  Antarktischer Seebär
• Arctocephalus philippii
• 
  Arctocephalus pusillus
  Südafrikanischer Seebär, Südlicher Seebär
• Arctocephalus townsendi
• Arctocephalus tropicalis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-12-29 10:28:02 

Last edit:

2018-12-29 21:46:37 

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