Ommatophoca rossii Gray, 1844
Ross seal
Ommatophoca rossii
photo by FAO

Family:  Phocidae ()
Max. size:  240 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 204 kg
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m
Distribution:  Southern Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic. Temperate and circumpolar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds on cephalopods, fishes and krill (Ref. 1394). Feeds on cephalopods, fishes and krill (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 30 September 2014 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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