Note on the occurrence of the crebeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842) (Mammalia: Pinnipedia), in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Samuel Gomes de Farias Júnior, Fábio Soares da Cruz, Luiz Cláudio Mayerhofer, Liliane Lodi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2005
• Subjects: Phocidae; occurrence of vagrants; Brazil; Science; Q; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Barra; Jacquinot; Hombron; Crabeater Seal; Lobodon carcinophagus
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/08c7a6aaee594136ae021d110385147f

On May 12, 2003, a crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) was seen 3km upstream of the mouth of the Cação River (22º54’S; 43º50’W), southern Rio de Janeiro State. It was a female of 212cm in length, weighing approximately 180kg. A week prior (May 5), the same specimen (identified by a parallel scar...