Common Name
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Delphinidae
Species Name
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Status
Lower Risk
States
California
Distribution
North Pacific: cold-temperate waters. Avoids the warm-temperate waters at the end of its range.
Notes
Travels in herds of 200-1000, moving with acrobatic leaps. Feeds mainly at night. Prefers cold continental shelf and offshore waters.