Local/Important species Flashcards
(21 cards)
1
Q
Pacific harbor seal
A
Phoca vitulina
2
Q
Northern elephant seal
A
Mirounga angstirostris
3
Q
California sea lion
A
Zalophus californianus
4
Q
Stellar sea lion
A
Eumetopias jubatus
5
Q
Northern fur seal
A
Callorhinus ursinus
6
Q
Bottlenose dolphin
A
Tursiops truncatus
7
Q
Risso’s dolphin
A
Grampus grisues
8
Q
Pacific white-sided dolphin
A
Lagenorhyncus obliquidens
9
Q
Killer whale
A
Orcinus orca
10
Q
Common dolphin
A
Delphinus capensis/delphis
11
Q
Northern right whale dolphin
A
Lissodelphis borealis
12
Q
Sperm whale
A
Physeter macrocephalus
13
Q
Harbor porpoise
A
Phocoena phocoena
14
Q
Dall’s porpoise
A
Phocoenoides dalli
15
Q
Humpback whale
A
Megaptera novaeangliae
16
Q
Blue whale
A
Balaenoptera musculus
17
Q
Fin whale
A
Balaenoptera physalus
18
Q
Minke whale
A
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
19
Q
Gray whale
A
Eschrichtius robustus
20
Q
Sea otter
A
Enhyra lutris
21
Q
Common long beaked dolphin
A
Delphinus capensis
