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Arctocephalus gazella |
The genus Arctocephalus consists of eight of the nine species of fur seal. The Antarctic Fur Seal ( Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of the nine fur seals in the family The Guadalupe Fur Seal ( Arctocephalus townsendi) is a Fur seal. The Galapagos Fur Seal ( Arctocephalus galapagoensis) breeds on the Galapagos Islands in the eastern Pacific west of Ecuador. The Subantarctic Fur Seal ( Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a Fur seal found in the southern parts of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans The South American Fur Seal ( Arctocephalus australis) is a species of Fur seal that breeds on the coasts of Chile and Argentina. Fur seals are any of nine species of Pinnipeds in the Otariidae family For details see the fur seal article, or the individual species articles.