WoRMS name details
Otaria flavescens Shaw, 1800
231425 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231425)
unaccepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Status Following a proposal by Gardner and Robbins (1999), the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) placed the...
Distribution widely distributed from northern Peru to southern Brazil
Status Following a proposal by Gardner and Robbins (1999), the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) placed the name O. byronia on its Official List of Specific Names in Zoology. Brunner (2004) also advised use of Otaria byronia (Blainville, 1820) over O. flavescens (Shaw, 1800) and Webber (2014) provides a summary of why O. flavescens is a nomen dubium and should not be used under the provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999). However, many South American scientists continue to use O. flavescens. [details]
Distribution widely distributed from northern Peru to southern Brazil
Distribution widely distributed from northern Peru to southern Brazil [details]
WoRMS (2025). Otaria flavescens Shaw, 1800. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231425 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Shirihai, H. (2002). A complete guide to Antarctic Wildlife: the Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. Alula Press FI 510 pp. [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Goya, E.; Aguilar, R.; Cardich, C.; Llapapasca, M.; Márquez, J.; Meza, M.; Vega, D. (2020). Mamíferos marinos en las islas Ballestas y Chincha. <em>GEF UNDP Perú, 2013. Inf Inst Mar Perú.</em> 47(1): 80-88. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status Following a proposal by Gardner and Robbins (1999), the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) placed the name O. byronia on its Official List of Specific Names in Zoology. Brunner (2004) also advised use of Otaria byronia (Blainville, 1820) over O. flavescens (Shaw, 1800) and Webber (2014) provides a summary of why O. flavescens is a nomen dubium and should not be used under the provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999). However, many South American scientists continue to use O. flavescens. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution widely distributed from northern Peru to southern Brazil [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | South American sea lion | [details] |
