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Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga
Foca Cangrejera
Family: Phocidae
Order: Carnivora
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status: Least Concern

Synonyms: Lobodon carcinophagus.


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Number of Photography: 13

Foto
Photography ID: 671314
  Adult
Port Lockroy
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/17/2026
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 572548
  Adult
Isla Danco
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/24/2024
Gustavo Castaing
Foto
Photography ID: 462005
  Adult
Comodoro Rivadavia
Chubut
Argentina
09/17/2021
Guillermo Enrique Rost
Foto
Photography ID: 441350
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/17/2021
Jorge Iriberri



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Number of Records: 14



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242802117/01/2026ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaPort LockroyEdith Polverini
226154326/02/202511:04ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
226154226/02/202510:44ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
226152526/02/202511:04ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1Jorge La Grotteria
226152426/02/202510:44ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1Jorge La Grotteria
198085924/01/2024ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaIsla DancoGustavo Castaing
146213317/09/2021ArgentinaChubutComodoro RivadaviaGuillermo Enrique Rost
139451917/04/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresBalneario Alicante, Mar del PlataJorge Iriberri
90764509/04/2019ArgentinaChubutMuelle J.l. Piedra Buena, Puerto Madryn1Leonel Román Buffa
175116321/10/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping reserva Fiorinni, Departamento GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.