rāpoka

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Rāpoka is the Māori name for the New Zealand sea lion, a rare and protected pinniped species found mainly around New Zealand’s subantarctic islands and southern coasts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand sea lion
pinniped
adultFemaleColoration lighter grey-brown
adultMaleColoration dark brown to black
breedsMainlyOn Auckland Islands NERFINISHED
breedsOn Campbell Island NERFINISHED
some mainland New Zealand beaches
class Mammalia
conservationStatus nationally critical (New Zealand classification)
threatened
dietIncludes benthic invertebrates
fish
octopus
squid
family Otariidae NERFINISHED
hasCommonName New Zealand sea lion NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Māori people NERFINISHED
hasHabitat rocky shorelines
sandy beaches
subantarctic waters
hasNameInLanguage rāpoka (Māori)
hasReproductiveStrategy colonial breeder
hasScientificName Phocarctos hookeri NERFINISHED
hasTaxonRank species
isConsidered one of the rarest sea lions in the world
isEndemicTo New Zealand NERFINISHED
isFoundAlongCoastOf Otago coast NERFINISHED
Southland coast NERFINISHED
southern New Zealand
isFoundIn Auckland Islands NERFINISHED
Campbell Island NERFINISHED
New Zealand subantarctic islands NERFINISHED
isLegallyProtected true
isManagedBy New Zealand Department of Conservation NERFINISHED
isProtectedIn New Zealand NERFINISHED
isSexuallyDimorphic true
kingdom Animalia
languageOfName Māori NERFINISHED
order Carnivora
phylum Chordata
threatenedBy disease outbreaks
fisheries bycatch
habitat disturbance
human disturbance at breeding sites

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