Sea wolf at the beach in San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina
"Otaria" redirects here. For the fictional continent, see Magic: The Gathering storylines. South American sea lion Southern Sea Male and female Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN )[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Pinnipedia Family: Otariidae Subfamily: Otariinae Genus: Otaria Péron, 1816 Species: O. flavescens Binomial name Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800) Otaria flavescens South American sea lion range Synonyms Otaria byronia The South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Chilean, Ecuador, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Argentine and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus Otaria. Its scientific name was subject to controversy, with some taxonomists referring to it as Otaria flavescens and others referring to it as Otaria byronia. The former eventually won out,[2] although that may still be overturned.[3] Locally, it is known by several names, most commonly lobo marino (sea wolf) and león marino
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Location: San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina
Photo credit: © Leo Francini / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: argentina, beach, clemente, del, flavescens, lion, mammal, otaria, otariidae, pinnipedia, san, sea, tuyu, wolf
