West Coast Saltwater Whales and Mammals

Basking Shark is called as the second-largest Shark right after the Whale Shark. The scientific name of this fish is Cetorhinus maximus and belongs to

The Blue Whale species are undoubtedly the largest marine animal and of course something that everyone loves to talk about.The size of the giant creature

Bottlenose Dolphins are further classified into three species namely Tursiops truncatus, Tursiops aduncus, and Tursiops australis.The common bottlenose Dolphins are founded in tropical to temperate

The California Gray Whale has the binomial name Eschrichtius Robustus, these gigantic creatures belong to the family of Eschrichtiidae and genus Eschrichtius.These are founded in

The California Sea Lion is scientifically known as Zalophus californianus, these eared seals are generally found in North America, Alaska and near Mexico.These beautiful creatures

The Common Dolphin is quite abundant in the oceans and is similar to other dolphin species such as Bottlenose Dolphins, Humpback Dolphins, Striped Dolphins and

Dall’s Porpoise is scientifically called as Phocoenoides Dalli; the fish belongs to the family Phocoenidae and genus Phocoenoides. These fishes have wide and a robust

Elephant Seals are marine mammals from the family Phocidae and the genus Mirounga. These Seals are earless seals and are further classified into two more

False Killer Whale are scientifically called as Pseudorca crassidens. These are really giant in size and belong to the family Delphinidae and Genus Pseudorca.The habitat

Harbor Seal is commonly called as ‘common seal’. The scientific name of these seals is Phoca vitulina. These belong to the family of Phocidae and

Humpback Whale belongs to the species of Baleen Whale that are renowned as one the largest creatures on the planet. The scientific name of the

The Minke Whale is also popularly called as Lesser Rorqual. The giant creature belongs to the family Balaenopteridae and Genus Balaenoptera. The Minke Whale is

Orca is popularly known as Killer Whale, the scientific name of Orca is Orcinus orca. It belongs to the family of Delphinidae or Oceanic Dolphin.

Pacific White Sided Dolphins are scientifically called as Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. These are mid-size dolphins who are found in the temperate water of the North Pacific

Risso’s Dolphin is the only species that belongs to the genus Grampus. These belong to the family of Delphinidae.These are Gray coloured dolphins and are

The Whale Shark is scientifically known as (Rhincodon typus). It belongs to the class ofChondrichthyes and family Rhincodontidae. Ever since humans began exploring the oceans;