Ommatophoca rossii Gray, 1844 . Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror," 1:3.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Antarctic ocean", restricted by Barrett-Hamilton (1902) to "pack ice, north of Ross Sea 68°S, 176°E " .

DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar, Antarctic pack ice, particularly King Haakon VII Sea.