Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Lobodon carcinophaga: marine habitats.
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Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Lobodon carcinophaga: marine habitats.
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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Marine and coastal habitats
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T103808800 · last approved 8 November 2026
GBIF reports an observation attributed to Lobodon carcinophaga in Antarctica, dated 2026-01-09. This is a reported occurrence only, not evidence of native range, breeding, exhaustive distribution or a wild setting.
The crabeater seal lives in the pack-ice zone surrounding Antarctica; it rests, breeds and moults on the ice, and feeds in the surrounding waters.
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