---
title: "Lobo-marinho-do-peito-branco"
description: "Arctocephalus tropicalis — Mamíferos. The subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/subantarctic-fur-seal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lobo-marinho-do-peito-branco

> Arctocephalus tropicalis — Mamíferos. The subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.

- Scientific name: *Arctocephalus tropicalis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 342
- Wikidata: [Q844643](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844643)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41753](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41753)

## Names

- en: Subantarctic Fur Seal
- de: Subantarktischer Seebär
- es: León marino subantártico
- fr: Otarie subantarctique
- nl: Subantarctische zeebeer
- pt: Lobo-marinho-do-peito-branco
- pl: Kotik subantarktyczny

## Countries with the most observations

SH (63), TA (63), NZ (62), TF (49), AU (34), ZA (27), BR (26), UY (19), AR (8)

## Summary

The subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. It was first described by Gray in 1872 from a specimen recovered in northern Australia—hence the inappropriate specific name tropicalis.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subantarctic_fur_seal

## Photo

![Lobo-marinho-do-peito-branco](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/subantarctic-fur-seal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Boyle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130271395

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/subantarctic-fur-seal?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).